Common Name Scientific Name Family…

    Common Name Scientific Name Family red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Sciuridae short-tail weasel Mustela erminea Mustelidae groundhog Marmota monax Sciuridae mink Mustela vison Mustelidae eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Sciuridae river otter Lutra canadensis Mustelidae fisher Martes pennanti Mustelidae muskrat Ondatra zibethica Cricetidae black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes Mustelidae     The mink and the muskrat are not in the same family.  Suggest reasons to why this is?    

1. A     Common Name Scientific Name Famil…

1. A     Common Name Scientific Name Family red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Sciuridae short-tail weasel Mustela erminea Mustelidae groundhog Marmota monax Sciuridae mink Mustela vison Mustelidae eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Sciuridae river otter Lutra canadensis Mustelidae fisher Martes pennanti Mustelidae muskrat Ondatra zibethica Cricetidae black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes Mustelidae   Which of the animals are the most closely related to the short-tail weasel? Explain your reasoning.