Guloninae
is a
subfamily
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of the mammal
family
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Mustelidae
The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in th ...
distributed across
Eurasia
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and the
Americas
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. It includes
marten
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on ...
s and the
fisher
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Australia
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,
tayra
The tayra (''Eira barbara'') is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus ''Eira''.
Tayras are also known as the ''tolomuco'' or ''perico ligero'' in Central America, ''motete'' in ...
and
wolverine
The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a musc ...
.
These genera were formerly included within a
paraphyletic
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definition of the mustelid subfamily
Mustelinae
Mustelinae is a subfamily of family Mustelidae, which includes weasels, ferrets and minks.
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It was formerly defined in a paraphyletic manner to also include wolverines, martens, and many other mustelids, to the exclusion of the otters ( ...
.
Most gulonine species are
arboreal
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to a degree. Some of the
fashion furs come from this subfamily, e.g. sable, marten.
Species
Extant species
Extinct genera
*†''
Aragonictis''
Valenciano et al., 2022 - Middle Miocene Europe
** ''A. araid''
*†''
Circamustela''
Petter, 1967[ - Middle to Late Miocene Europe
** ''C. dechaseauxi''
** ''C. peignei''
** ''C.? laevidens''
*†'' Dehmictis'' Ginsburg and Morales, 1992][ - Early Miocene Europe
*†'' Eiricitis'' ][ - Early Pliocene Asia
** ''E. pachygnatha''
*†'' Laphictis'' Viret, 1933][
*†'' Ischyrictis'' Helbing, 1930][
*†'' Plesiogulo''? Zdansky, 1924][
** ''S. dolichognathus''
*†'' Sminthosinis'' Bjork, 1970][ - Middle Miocene North America
** ''S. bowleri''
]
References
External links
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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