Polecat is a common name for several mustelid species in the order Carnivora and subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single ...

The European polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as the common polecat, black polecat and forest polecat, is a mustelid species native to western Eurasia ...

Polecats set up home in lowland wooded habitats, marshes, along riverbanks, or even in farm buildings or dry stone walls. They particularly prey on rabbits and ...

It has a slender body, 29–39 centimetres (12–16 inches) long, and a bushy white tail, 21–31 cm long. Its fur is long and black, white striped on the back and ...

Origin & Distribution: Polecats are found throughout Wales where valleys and farms are favoured, the midlands and parts of central southern England, and are ...

The polecat is a native British mammal and is widespread in western Europe. Its full name is the European or Western polecat Mustela putorius, which ...

Mustela putorius is carnivorous and generally preys on rodents and rabbits. It is a testament to the polecat's ferocity that it can and will take down a rabbit ...

Habitat. Marbled polecats are found in open desert, semidesert, and semiarid rocky areas in upland valleys and low hill ranges, steppe country and arid ...

Apr 7, 2024 · The meaning of POLECAT is any of several carnivorous mammals (as of the genera Mustela or Vormela) of the weasel family; especially : a ...

Polecats are a solitary species and leave marks throughout their home range by performing a repertoire of scent-marking actions that include wiping, body ...