European Polecat
Mustela putorius
Also known as: Polecat, Western Polecat
Habitat
Ground
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
915 g
LCMammaliaCarnivoraMustelidae
Seasonal Activity
63,661 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 915 g
Photo
(c) Peter Trimming, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.