Mink
European Mink (Mustela lutreola)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Neovison and Mustela
Species
Neovison vison Neovison macrodon Mustela lutreola

A wild American Mink, Lower Saranac Lake. The European Mink, Mustela lutreola, is a European member of the Mustelidae family found in some regions of Spain, France, Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The diverse order Carnivora (kɑrˈnɪvərə or sometimes /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/ from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" + vorāre Mustelidae or Mustelids (from Latin mustela, Weasel) commonly referred to as the weasel family, is a family of carnivorous Mammals "The American Mink" is a trademark of the American Legend Cooperative The American Mink, Neovison vison, is a North American Weasels are Mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. "The American Mink" is a trademark of the American Legend Cooperative The American Mink, Neovison vison, is a North American The Sea Mink, Neovison macrodon, is an extinct North American member of the Mustelidae family The European Mink, Mustela lutreola, is a European member of the Mustelidae family found in some regions of Spain, France, Lower Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes part of the Saranac River, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New

There are two living species of mink. The American Mink and the European Mink. "The American Mink" is a trademark of the American Legend Cooperative The American Mink, Neovison vison, is a North American The European Mink, Mustela lutreola, is a European member of the Mustelidae family found in some regions of Spain, France, The extinct Sea Mink is related to the American Mink, but is much larger. The Sea Mink, Neovison macrodon, is an extinct North American member of the Mustelidae family All three species of mink are dark-colored, semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels and the otters. An aquatic animal is an Animal which lives in water for most or all of the time A carnivore (ˈkɑrnɪvɔər meaning 'meat eater' ( Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour' is any animal with a diet consisting Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Mustelidae or Mustelids (from Latin mustela, Weasel) commonly referred to as the weasel family, is a family of carnivorous Mammals Weasels are Mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. Otters are semi- aquatic (or in one case aquatic) fish-eating Mammals The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family The American Mink is larger, and more adaptable than the European Mink. It is sometimes possible to distinguish the European and American species based on the fact that the American Mink usually lacks a large white patch on its upper lip, while the European Mink always possesses one. Any mink without such a patch can be identified with certainty as an American Mink, but an individual with such a patch, if encountered in continental Europe, cannot be certainly identified without looking at the skeleton. The American Mink's fur has been highly prized for its use in clothing, with hunting giving way to large-scale mink farming. Fur is a body hair of any non-human Mammal, also known as the Pelage. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of Animals for their Fur. Its treatment has also been a focus of animal welfare activism. Animal welfare refers to the viewpoint that it is morally acceptable for humans to use nonhuman animals for food in animal research, as clothing and in entertainment Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change

American Mink have found their way into the wild in Europe (including Great Britain) and South America, after being released from mink farms by animal rights activists. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a American Mink are believed by some to have contributed to the decline of the less hardy European mink through competition. Trapping is used to control and eliminate any feral American Mink. A feral organism is one that has escaped from Domestication and returned partly or wholly to its wild state

Species

• European Mink Mustela lutreola
• American Mink Neovison vison
• Sea Mink Neovison macrodon (extinct)