Polecat–mink hybrid
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A polecat–mink hybrid, also known as khor'-tumak by furriers[1] and khonorik by fanciers,[2] is a hybrid between a European polecat (Mustela putorius) and a European mink (M. lutreola). Such hybridisation is very rare in the wild, and typically only occurs where European mink are declining.[3] The two species likely began hybridising during the early 20th century, when Northern Europe underwent a warm climatic period which coincided with an expansion of the range of the polecat into the mink's habitat.[4]
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Polecat–mink hybrid | |
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European polecat (M. putorius) | |
European mink (M. lutreola) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Mustelinae |
Genus: | Mustela |
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