Animals
- Several species of the weasel family of animals, including:
- The striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus
- The steppe polecat, Mustela eversmanii
- The American polecat (black-footed ferret), Mustela nigripes
- The European polecat, Mustela putorius
- The marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna
Note: In much of the United States, the word "polecat" is almost exclusively applied to skunks.
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