Siberian Weasel

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Siberian Weasel

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Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg
Least Concern

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Mustela
Species:	M. sibirica

Binomial name

Mustela sibirica
Pallas, 1773

The Siberian Mountain Weasel, also known as the Siberian Weasel, Kolinsky or Himalayan Weasel, is a rust coloured member of the weasel family. Its scientific name is Mustela sibirica.

Siberian weasel fur makes the finest water color or oil paint brushes and is especially sought after by artists. The so-called kolinsky sable-hair brush is produced using the winter fur of the male siberian weasel, not sable.

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Siberian Weasel

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Extant species of family Mustelidae

Kingdom: Animalia Template:· Phylum: Chordata Template:· Class: Mammalia Template:· Order: Carnivora Template:· Suborder: Caniformia

Lutrinae

Aonyx	African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)Template:· Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)
Enhydra	Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Lontra	Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Template:· Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)Template:· Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis)Template:· Marine Otter (Lontra felina)
Lutra	Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)Template:· Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)
Hydrictis	Speckle-throated Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
Lutrogale	Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
Pteronura	Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Melinae

Arctonyx	Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Meles	Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)
Melogale	Everett's Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti)Template:· Chinese Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata)Template:· Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis)Template:· Burmese Ferret Badger (Melogale personata)
Mydaus	Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei)Template:· Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis)

Mellivorinae

Mellivora	Ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Taxideinae

Taxidea	American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

Mustelinae

Eira	Tayra (Eira barbara)
Galictis	Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja)Template:· Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)
Gulo	Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
Ictonyx	Saharan Striped Polecat (Ictonyx libyca)Template:· Striped Polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Lyncodon	Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus)
Martes	American Marten (Martes americana)Template:· Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula)Template:· Beech Marten (Martes foina)Template:· Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii)Template:· Pine Marten (Martes martes)Template:· Japanese Marten (Martes melampus)Template:· Fisher (Martes pennanti)Template:· Sable (Martes zibellina)
Mustela	Tropical Weasel (Mustela africana)Template:· Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica)Template:· Stoat (Mustela erminea)Template:· Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmannii)Template:· Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei)Template:· Taiwan high-mountain least weasel (Mustela formosana)Template:· Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)Template:· Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)Template:· Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah)Template:· European Mink (Mustela lutreola)Template:· Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Mustela lutreolina)Template:· Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)Template:· Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)Template:· Malayan Weasel (Mustela nudipes)Template:· European Polecat (Mustela putorius)Template:· Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica)Template:· Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa)Template:· Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata)Template:· American Mink (Mustela vison)
Poecilogale	African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
Vormela	Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna)