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06-01-2010, 08:49 PM
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| | | Re: Roadkill for ID
Although i wouldnt like to say for sure, i personally think some of the pictures look a little bit more ferret like...
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06-01-2010, 08:54 PM
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My thoughts too Alex90, there seems too much white on the facial mask for it to be a polecat. It looks like it was in good condition before the accident. Poor creature.
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06-01-2010, 09:08 PM
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Hi Phoebe & Alex,
Thanks for taking the time & having a look. It was found in Somerset which also, i think adds weight to the ferret id. The small pale patch on the throat/neck also points to ferret. The flanks to my eyes are too pale also. I am ready to be corrected though!
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06-01-2010, 10:03 PM
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I wouldnt right it off due to the pale face, i took some pictures of the ones at the BWC, and as you can see in this pic the mask is very white... perhaps due to the time of year? Polecat - Mustela putorius on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
But as you say it looks to be in good condition so perhaps it was a recently escaped pet.
But yes the flanks is what doesnt look right to me, and also the shape of the body(assuming that it wasnt due to a car flattening its middle  ) looks more ferret like than polecat.
It's not entirely impossible one might be found in the somerset area as they have been reported over that way. |
06-01-2010, 11:06 PM
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pole cat ferret
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07-01-2010, 04:58 PM
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Difficult, the back of the ear looks pale which suggests ferret over polecat (dark in polecat). I think I would either open up its face and look at its skull for the morphological differences  (erm.....no), or leave its as Mustela cf. putorius. |
07-01-2010, 07:46 PM
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Pink rhinarium = polecat ferret |
07-01-2010, 08:10 PM
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Can I please remind you guys of the rules of not posting images from external sources
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