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Western spotted skunk ( '' Spilogale putorius ''), Mexico.

Chiapas Depression dry forests 2008

The ferret is a domestic mammal of the type Mustela putorius furo.

Ferret frenzy « knitnut.net 2008

Rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), mustelids (Mustela erminea, M. nivalis, and M. putorius), and possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) prey on birds or bird eggs.

Fiordland temperate forests 2007

Other members of the Mustela genus include the weasel (Mustela nivalis), ferret (Mustela putorius), and European mink (Mustela lutreola).

Mink 2007

It is worth mentioning the well-established European polecat (Mustela putorius), and otter (Lutra lutra), which are recovering after a period of decline.

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007

Predation from alien species is the greatest threat to native species within conservation areas with feral cats (Felis cattus), rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), stoats (Mustela erminea), and ferrets (M. putorius) causing the most concern.

Cantebury-Otago tussock grasslands 2007

BoingBoing reader Bitey says, The scientific name for ferret, Mustela putorius furo, translates as 'little fur thief.'

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Catus (which Isidore derives from catare, to look for) = gatto, chat, cat, an animal unknown to the Classics of Europe who used the mustela or putorius vulgaris and different species of viverræ.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

The several species of mustela are common, as the mink, weasel and polecat; (putorius) racoons and opossums, are in great abundance, these animals are esteemed delicious and healthy food.

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. 1823

Mustela putorius furo is in the south-east, particularly among women and with a particularly significant ownership by female flight attendants.

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