marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna)

marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna)

Deutsch: Tigeriltis
Date 27 July 2014
Author Volker Röhl
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tigeriltis.jpg

The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a small mammal belonging to the monotypic genus Vormela within the Mustelinae subfamily. Vormela is from the German word Würmlein, which means "little worm". The term peregusna comes from perehuznya, which is Ukrainian for polecat. Marbled polecats are generally found in the drier areas and grasslands of southeastern Europe to western China. Like other members of Mustelinae, it can emit a strong-smelling secretion from anal sacs under the tail when threatened.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mustelinae
Genus: Vormela
Species: Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770)


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Description		marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) Deutsch: Tigeriltis Date 27 July 2014 Author Volker Röhl Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tigeriltis.jpg The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a small mammal belonging to the monotypic genus Vormela within the Mustelinae subfamily. Vormela is from the German word Würmlein, which means "little worm". The term peregusna comes from perehuznya, which is Ukrainian for polecat. Marbled polecats are generally found in the drier areas and grasslands of southeastern Europe to western China. Like other members of Mustelinae, it can emit a strong-smelling secretion from anal sacs under the tail when threatened. Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Mustelinae Genus: Vormela Species: Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770)

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