Weasel or Ferret?

[Cluckcluck1215]

Ferret. They do emit a slight odor unless they have scent glands removed. Neighbor told me once. They may be part of skunk family, just not as potent.

Nope, Not Skunk Faimly.
They are actually in the Weaselfamily.

 

[sbhkma]

Isn't a ferret just a domesticated weasel?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Ferret

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Isn't a ferret just a domesticated weasel?

Nope.

Ferret's are one of this 'Sibling's' Of the Black Footed Ferret.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Screen grab from wiki

 

[casportpony]

Isn't a ferret just a domesticated weasel?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret says this:

"The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae.[1]"
Ferret

Black-footed ferret
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mustela
Species: M. putorius
Subspecies: M. p. furo
Trinomial name
Mustela putorius furo
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Mustela furo Linnaeus, 1758

 

[casportpony]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_polecat

Okay, so I think you all are correct. The picture in post #1 is not a Weasel, it's a Polecat or Ferret.

 

[cavemanrich]

I always referred to these as polecats. Do I have something misunderstood???

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

I always referred to these as polecats. Do I have something misunderstood??? View attachment 1207793

Yep.
That's a Skunk!

 

[casportpony]

I always referred to these as polecats. Do I have something misunderstood???

It's Pepe Le Pew.