polecat

　 　

WordNet

1. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened (同)fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela_putorius

PrepTutorEJDIC

1. ケナガイタチ(ヨーロッパ産の肉食動物;攻撃されると悪臭のある液体を出す) / 《米話》スカンク(skunk)(北米産)

Wikipedia preview

出典(authority):フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』「2016/05/05 23:32:26」(JST)

wiki en

[Wiki en表示]

For other uses, see Polecat (disambiguation).

European polecat

Polecat is the common name for mammals in the order Carnivora and subfamily Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single taxonomic rank; the name is applied to several species broadly similar to European polecats, the only species native to the British Isles.

In the United States, the term polecat is sometimes applied to the black-footed ferret, a native member of the Mustelinae, and loosely to skunks, which are only distantly related.

Despite the name, polecats are more closely related to dogs than cats, which is why they belong to the suborder of Caniformiae.

Taxonomy

According to the taxonomic theory proposing two subfamilies within Mustelidae, the polecats are classified as:

Subfamily Mustelinae

• Genus Ictonyx
  • Striped polecat, I. striatus, (native to Central, Southern, and sub-Saharan Africa)
  • Saharan striped polecat, I. libycus (Sahara)
• Genus Mustela
  • Steppe polecat, M. eversmannii (Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia)
  • American polecat (Black-footed ferret) M. nigripes (Southwest United States)
  • European polecat, M. putorius (Western Eurasia and North Africa)
• Genus Vormela
  • Marbled polecat, V. peregusna (Southeastern Europe to western China)

A more recent classification based on genetic analysis suggests that Mustelidae should be divided into eight subfamilies, one of which is the Mustelinae.

Mustelidae Lutrinae Mustela, Neovison (subfamily Mustelinae) Galictis, Vormela, Ictonyx, Poecilogale (subfamily Galictinae) Melogale (subfamily Helictidinae) Eira, Gulo, Martes (subfamily Martinae) Arctonyx, Meles (subfamily Melinae) Mellivora (subfamily Mellivorinae) Taxidea (subfamily Taxideinae)

• Striped polecat

• Steppe polecat

• American polecat

• European polecat

• Marbled polecat

References

English Journal

• Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers in the Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo).

• Ernest HB, Drazenovich TL, Dalbeck LS, Hawkins MG.SourceWildlife Ecology Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA. hbernest@ucdavis.edu.
• International journal of molecular sciences.Int J Mol Sci.2012 Dec 5;13(12):16592-7. doi: 10.3390/ijms131216592.
• The domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is an important model organism for the study of avian influenza and other diseases of humans and animals, as well as a popular pet animal. In order to evaluate genetic diversity and study disease relationships in ferrets, 22 nuclear microsatellite loci (17
• PMID 23443120

• First report of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in two threatened carnivores: the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna and the European mink, Mustela lutreola (Mammalia: Mustelidae).

• Gherman CM, Sándor AD, Kalmár Z, Marinov M, Mihalca AD.SourceDepartment of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca, 400372, Romania.
• BMC veterinary research.BMC Vet Res.2012 Aug 18;8:137. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-137.
• BACKGROUND: Lyme disease is a widespread cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by species belonging to the genus Borrelia. It is transmitted from animal reservoir hosts to humans through hard - ticks of genus Ixodes which are vectors of the disease.CASE PRESENTATION: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection
• PMID 22901862

• Bayesian analysis of hybridization and introgression between the endangered european mink (Mustela lutreola) and the polecat (Mustela putorius).

• Cabria MT, Michaux JR, Gómez-Moliner BJ, Skumatov D, Maran T, Fournier P, de Luzuriaga JL, Zardoya R.SourceDepartamento de Zoología y BCA, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad del País Vasco UPV-EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. maitec79@yahoo.es
• Molecular ecology.Mol Ecol.2011 Mar;20(6):1176-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04988.x. Epub 2011 Jan 18.
• Human-mediated global change will probably increase the rates of natural hybridization and genetic introgression between closely related species, and this will have major implications for conservation of the taxa involved. In this study, we analyse both mitochondrial and nuclear data to characterize
• PMID 21244536

• Angiostrongylus species in wild carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula.

• Gerrikagoitia X, Barral M, Juste RA.SourceAnimal Health Department, NEIKER-Tecnalia, Berreaga 1, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
• Veterinary parasitology.Vet Parasitol.2010 Nov 24;174(1-2):175-80. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.07.015. Epub 2010 Aug 6.
• A survey of Angiostrongylus parasites was carried out between 2003 and 2006 in wild carnivore species in the Basque Country (Northern Spain). Parasitological examination consisted in the dissection of heart and lungs for the extraction of adult worms. Nematodes were identified using morphometrical f
• PMID 20728995

Japanese Journal

• Phytosterols act as endocrine and metabolic disruptors in the European polecat (Mustela putorius)

• NIEMINEN P
• Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 178, 22-28, 2002
• NAID 30022974851

• Mating system and genetic variance in a polygynous mustelid, the European polecat

• Lode Thierry
• Genes & genetic systems 76(4), 221-227, 2001-08
• … The population genetic implications of mating system were investigated in European polecat Mustela putorius populations from western France, combining radiotracking survey and allozyme variation analysis. …
• NAID 130000060849

• Genetic divergence without spatial isolation in polecat Mustela putorius populations.

• LODE T.
• J. Evol. Biol. 14, 228-236, 2001
• NAID 30002134673

• Intrageneric Diversity of the Cytochrome b Gene and Phylogeny of Eurasian Species of the Genus Mustela (Mustelidae, Carnivora)(Phylogeny)

• Kurose Naoko,Abramov Alexei V.,Masuda Ryuichi
• Zoological science 17(5), 673-679, 2000-07-01
• … furo, the European polecat M. … putorius, and the steppe polecat M. …
• NAID 110003371183

Related Links

• Polecat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Look up polecat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polecat is a word that can designate several different animals, all in the Carnivora order and most in the weasel family.

• European polecat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The European polecat (Mustela putorius ) — also known as the black or forest ...

• Polecat: iOS, iPhone, iPad development

Living in Sevastopol, Ukraine, we have been developing software and designing interfaces for several years. Contact us and get an immediate reply. Contacts: ekhorkov email: ekhorkov (at) ipolecat.com phone: +1 (650) 353-5772 ...

Related Pictures