Neogale

Neogale is a genus of American mustelids that includes the long-tailed weasel, tropical weasel, and American mink. Its species range from Canada through Central America.

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Mustelidae: Mustelidae is a family of carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, martens, and wolverines. Neogale belongs to this diverse family of elongated, often specialized carnivores.
Long-tailed weasel: The long-tailed weasel is a slender North and Central American mustelid with a tail longer than half its body length. It is one of the genus’s widespread, characteristic weasel species.
Eurasian mink: The Eurasian mink is a mustelid native to parts of Europe and western Asia, classified in the genus Mustela. Its classification highlights the distinction between American mink and true Mustela mink.
American mink farming: American mink farming is the captive raising of mink, chiefly for their fur. Fur farming has driven international movement of a Neogale species beyond its native range.
European polecat: The European polecat is a mustelid in the genus Mustela, native to much of Europe. It is a close mustelid comparison outside Neogale’s American genus.
Mustelinae: Mustelinae is a subfamily of mustelids that includes weasels and their close relatives. Neogale is classified among the musteline mustelids.
Tropical weasel: The tropical weasel is a small mustelid found in parts of Central and South America. Its southern distribution extends the genus beyond the temperate range of many relatives.
Mustela: Mustela is a genus of mustelids that includes stoats, polecats, and several species called weasels. Species now assigned to Neogale were historically placed in this broader genus.
Invasive species: An invasive species is a non-native organism that spreads and causes ecological, economic, or other harm. Escaped American mink can establish invasive populations in regions where they were introduced.
Least weasel: The least weasel is a small mustelid in the genus Mustela, distributed across parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. Despite its common name and overlap in North America, it belongs to Mustela.