European polecat European polecat The European polecat ("Mustela putorius") – also known as the common ferret, black or forest polecat, or fitch (as well as some other names) – is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and north Morocco. It is of a generally dark brown colour, with a pale underbelly and a dark mask across the face. Occasionally, colour mutations, including albinos and erythrists, occur. Compared to minks and other weasels – fellow members of the genus "Mustela" – the polecat has a shorter, more compact body; a more powerfully built skull and dentition; is less agile; and it
Marbled polecat smell they emit when threatened. Side effects varied from fever to diarrhea. Other names for the marbled polecat include "aladzhauzen" (Turkmen), "berguznya" (Kuban), "chokha" (Kalmuck), "fessyah" (stinky in Arabic), "abulfiss" (Arabic), "hu-yio" (Chinese), "myshovka" (Terek Cossacks dialect), "pereguznya, pereguzka," or" perevishchik" (Ukrainian), "perevyazka" (Russian), "perewiaske" (Polish), "khaytakis" (Armenian), "alaca sansar, alaca kokarca, benekli kokarca" (Turkish), "suur-tyshkan" (Kyrgyz), "" "marbré" or "" "de Pologne" (French); "" (German), mottled polecat (English), "sarmatier"; Syrian marbled polecat, and tiger polecat. In some contexts it is called the tiger weasel. The subspecies of "V. peregusna" include: Marbled polecat The marbled polecat ("Vormela peregusna") is a