>the Black Footed Ferret belongs to the family of Mustela Nigripes. >It is not in the same family of the Domestic Ferret,any of the >Weasels, Mink, Fisher, Otter, Stote European Polecat, Steppe Polecat, >Wolverine,Etc. You are very incorrect. The American Black Footed Ferret is indeed a member of the weasel family, the same family and genus our domestic ferret is found, only the specie is different: putorius or furo. (If one still goes by the old taxinomic designator, then it would be specie: putorius and sub-specie: furo) Look down this list and you will see the B.F.F. in with all the other weasels. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/ Mustelinae.html#Mustelinae> Family: Mustelidae Genus: Mustela Specie: nigripes MC, The Rude One (With Artemus, Rudy, Abraham, and Tumbles. In spirit: Bubba, Billy-Bob, Garret, Snorkle, Squeeks, Tuzigoot, and Bancho) [Posted in FML issue 5175]