Mustelinae is a subfamily of family Mustelidae, including weasels, ferrets, and minks.

[1][2] It was formerly defined in a paraphyletic manner to also include wolverines, martens, and many other mustelids, to the exclusion of the otters (Lutrinae).

[3] Subfamily Mustelinae The sea mink (Neogale macrodon) is a recently extinct species from the 19th century that was native to the Maritime Provinces of Canada and New England in the United States.

Some of the fashion furs come from this subfamily: ermine, weasel, mink and polecat.

[5] Ferrets get some of the same symptoms as humans,[6] but they get less sick than farmed mink.