Members of theMusteloidea family of carnivorans, includingweasels ,ferrets ,minks ,otters ,martens ,skunks ,raccoons ,red pandas andbadgers , often appear in works of fiction as named characters. Some may beanthropomorphic while others may be depicted as more realistic animals.
A statue of Mei Lee fromTurning Red in Toronto, Ontario. A statue ofTarka inBideford , Devon. Note :The Ferret Chronicles has dozens of named ferret characters not listed here, and theRedwall series has hundreds of ferret, stoat, and weasel characters not listed here.
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