They live in Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. They prefer lowland, wooded areas near water sources.

A European polecat is a wild animal and is not a good pet. It is illegal to own any wild animal as a pet. If you want a pet that looks and acts lik...

Other names for the polecat include black polecat, forest polecat, western polecat, and fitch.

It has few natural predators. Humans accidentally kill most polecats.

European polecats are related to ferrets, but they do have some differences. Occasionally, abandoned domestic ferrets will mate with wild polecats....

They are not dangerous to humans. Like all wild animals, European polecats can bite if they are frightened or trying to protect their babies. As th...

Polecats, minks, and weasels are all related. How do you tell them apart? The main identification markers of a polecat are: • Darker colors • Bandi...

A European polecat is not a pine marten. The pine marten is also a small mustelid that is native to Europe, but it is much larger. A pine marten is...

On average, it is 1 to 1 ½ feet long.

Sables are omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and plants.

Depending on location, sables’ colors range from light brown to black. Some populations have lighter patches around their throats. In the heraldic...

Sables do not make good pets. They have sharp teeth and bite. Attempts at training them have proved futile. However, sables are commercially farmed...

No, sables and minks are not the same animals. Their furs are different colors, textures, and weights. Plus, minks are slightly smaller than sables.

Sables mainly live in Russia and Mongolia. Smaller populations survive in parts of northern China and the Korean Peninsula.

Sables belong to the Kingdom Animalia.

Sables belong to phylum Chordata.

Sables belong to the class Mammalia.

Sables belong to the family Mustelidae.