Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative spelling: Mustelladae
Parent taxon: Mustelida according to X. Wang et al. 2018
See also Baskin 1998, Becker et al. 2010, Berta and Morgan 1985, Bever and Zakrzewski 2009, Bonaparte 1850, Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Cope 1889, de Bonis et al. 2019, Flower 1883, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gray 1821, Hay 1902, Hendey 1974, Jaekel 1911, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Labs Hochstein 2007, Leidy 1873, Morales and Pickford 2005, Morlo et al. 2021, Muizon 1982, Nowak 1991, Owen 2006, Paterson et al. 2020, Peigne et al. 2008, Prevosti and Ferrero 2008, Robles et al. 2010, Sach and Heizmann 2001, Salesa et al. 2006, Salesa et al. 2013, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Tedford 1976, Tseng et al. 2017, Tseng et al. 2009, Valenciano et al. 2015, Valenciano et al. 2018, Valenciano et al. 2016, Vidal 1991, Wang et al. 2005 and Wang et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Ailuridae, Bavarictis, Chaprongictis, Mephitidae, Mustelictis, Oligobunidae, Peignictis, Procyonidae, Procyonoidea, Pseudobassaris
Subtaxa: Acheronictis Ailurictis Anatolictis Arikarictis Bathygale Circamustela Corumictis Djourabus Erokomellivora Franconictis Galictinae Guloninae Hadrictis Helictidinae Ictonychinae Ictonychini Kenyalutra Leptarctinae Luogale Lutrina Lutrinae Marcetia Martinae Matanomictis Melidellavus Melinae Mellalictis Mellivorinae Mephitina Mesomephitis Miomustela Mustelavinae Mustelina Mustelinae Mustellinae Namibictis Neovison Oaxacagale Oligobuninae Palaeomeles Paragale Parataxidea Plesictis Plesiogale Plesiomeles Potamotheriinae Prepoecilogale Presictis Promellivora Pyctis Sabadellictis Sinictis Sivalictis Taxidiinae Torolutra Trochotherium Viverrina Watay Xenictis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore