Mustelids in captivity

The main question would be if zoos would even want them. Small mustelids and mongooses (except Meerkat) are generally rather lacking in our NA zoos.

That's interesting. I didn't know AZA was importing European Wolverines. Wonder why when we have Wolverines here in NA.

 

I've seen striped skunks in the non AZA Bear Country USA and in the Hogle Zoo, American badgers in Omaha and Bear Country, sea otters in Point Defiance, striped skunks and weasels (can't remember which species) years ago in the Minnesota Zoo, wolverine in Detroit, and northern river otters in Detroit, Omaha, Blank Park, Hogle, and probably several others.

 

@elefante I don't mean to be "that guy" but skunks are not mustelids, they belong to the family Mephitidae.

 

@Hipporex Skunks were considered mustelids for a long time, so @elefante isn't much off the mark. While skunks aren't technically mustelids anymore, I'd say they're still pretty close.

 

Okay I didn't know that

 

I didn't realize. I had a Zoobooks issue as a kid that still grouped them as mustelids.

 

I still have several books grouping the skunks as mustelids as well, it's a more recent split.

 

I do as well. I just recently learned of the split.

 

Are there any Neotropical or European River otters in North America? Never heard of any. Suspect it's because our native river otters are much easier to come by.

 

As of April, only Columbus, Detroit, Minnesota, and San Francisco listed wolverines on their websites.

How long ago was your Omaha trip? They definitely didn't have badgers last month.

 

Six years ago.

 

Looks like I've seen 45 mustelid species, 55 when counting the recently separated Mephitids. They are as follows:

1.) (Mustela erminea) ermine

2.) (Mustela eversmanii) Steppe polecat

3.) (Mustela frenata) long-tailed weasel

4.) (Mustela itatsi) Japanese weasel

5.) (Mustela lutreola) European mink

6.) (Mustela nigripes) Black-footed Ferret

7.) (Mustela nivalis) least weasel

8.) (Mustela putorius) European polecat

9.) (Mustela sibirica) Siberian weasel

10.) (Vormela peregusna) Marbled polecat

11.) (Eira barbara) tayra

12.) (Gulo gulo) wolverine

13.) (Ictonyx libycus) Saharan striped polecat

14.) (Ictonyx striatus) Zorilla

15.) (Martes americana) American Marten

16.) (Martes flavigula) Yellow-throated Marten

17.) (Martes foina) Beech Marten

18.) (Martes martes) European Pine Marten

19.) (Martes melampus) Japanese Marten

20.) (Martes pennanti) fisher

21.) (Martes zibellina) Sable

22.) (Neovison vison) American mink

23.) (Poecilogale albinucha) African striped weasel

24.) (Galictis cuja) Lesser Grison

25.) (Galictis vittata) Greater Grison

26.) (Taxidea taxus) American badger

27.) (Meles anakuma) Japanese Badger

28.) (Meles meles) European Badger

29.) (Meles leucurus) Asian badger

30.) (Mellivora capensis) honey badger

31.) (Melogale moschata) Chinese ferret-badger

32.) (Melogale orientalis) Javan ferret-badger

33.) (Melogale personata) Burmese ferret-badger

34.) (Arctonyx collaris) greater hog badger

35.) (Arctonyx hoevenii) Sumatran hog badger

36.) (Aonyx capensis) African clawless otter

37.) (Aonyx cinerea) oriental small-clawed otter

38.) (Enhydra lutris) sea otter

39.) (Hydrictis maculicollis) spotted-necked otter

40.) (Lontra canadensis) North American river otter

41.) (Lontra feline) Marine Otter

42.) (Lontra longicaudis) Neotropical Otter

43.) (Lutra lutra) European Otter

44.) (Lutrogale perspicillata) Smooth-coated Otter

45.) (Pteronura brasiliensis) giant otter

46.) (Mydaus marchei) Palawan stink badger

47.) (Conepatus chinga) Molina’s hog-nosed skunk

48.) (Conepatus humboldtii) Humboldt’s hog-nosed skunk

49.) (Conepatus leuconotus) American hog-nosed skunk

50.) (Conepatus semistriatus) striped hog-nosed skunk

51.) (Mephitis macroura) hooded skunk

52.) (Mephitis mephitis) striped skunk

53.) (Spilogale angustifrons) Southern spotted skunk (NO PHOTO)

54.) (Spilogale gracilis) Western Spotted Skunk

55.) (Spilogale putorius) Eastern Spotted Skunk


As for species I'd most like to see:

1. Patagonian weasel- L. patagonicus (only Genus I haven’t seen)

2. Nilgiri marten- M. gwatkinsii (would complete the Genus for me!)

3. Mountain weasel- M. altaica (always saw it listed on zootierliste but never got a chance to visit Lithuania)

4. Hairy-nosed otter- L. sumatrana (1 of 2 otters I haven’t seen, and the one that @devilfish has me most jealous of)

 

Mustelids in North America

 

If you're not counting Congo clawless then I've seen all the otters.

 

Nahh I don't count it. But have you photographed every species ??

And come onn, where's your total Mustelid species list??

 

Where did you see Chinese ferret badger?

 

I suppose Taipei.

 

I've seen one in the Clore @ ZSL many years ago. It wasn't very exciting.

 

Prague zoo,nocturnal house, 2013.

 

I saw the Chinese ferret badger at the Clore. ZTL says the species lived at London Zoo from 1967-1981.