How is the Honey Badger more powerful than the Wolverine when it's smaller by comparison? Now fierceness is debatable. And how come the American Badger wasn't mentioned in the rankings?
You are right to question this. Honey badgers defend aggressively against apex predators but they don't initiate attacks on them. Honey badgers only hunt small prey. Wolverines have been known to hunt down & initiate attacks with apex predators over food and territory. Wolverines hunt large prey, including moose. Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias. If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip their land for raw resources. *There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the honey badger as a distraction to keep public interest away from the wolverine.*
You can live close to a wolverine and will probably never see him. My son caught one with atrial cam in northern Saskatchewan last winter. He was so excited to get his own photo.@@dunringill1747
They act as cnt lose but they cant even get snack from it ... giv it up 2 the creature w no rest runs over 20 miles a day an all no strategy but instinct and u only see a loss the creauture is drained.. * idoubt it... 😮
In my country Romania we've got around 11 species of wild mustelids that they lived throughout much of the romanian areas like in Transilvania, Danube Delta and Carpathian teritories of temperate woodlands forests high mountains plains and grasslands like: 1. European river otter - rivers and lakes. 2. Beech marten - beaches forests and streams. 3. European pine marten - woodlands and temperate forests 4. European badger - woodlands plains and temperate forests 5. Stoat - same regions like the weasel 6. Least weasel - forests plains grasslands and woodlands. 7. European mink - rivers lakes and marshes 8. North american mink (introduced) - marshlands 9. Steppe polecat - grasslands 10. European polecat - temperate woodlands 11. Marbled polecat - open plains
Top 10 largest land dwelling species of weasel family members: 10: Japanesse badger 9: American badger 8: Europen badger 7: African clawless river otter 6: North american river otter 5: European river otter 4: Honey badger 3: Sea otter 2: Giant river otter 1: Wolverine
They can also fight wolves cougars polar grizzly and black bears tigers dholes skunks badgers raccons coyotes lynxes foxes stoats weasels martens and raccon dogs and I'm tired of running out from ideas now of writing this comment 😂
@@Catboycarls Wolverines are also capable to bring down larger heavier and bigger game prey animals by themselves like mooses reindeers bisons chamois bighorn sheeps ibex wild sheeps mountain goats deers boars and even elks who can weigh over to between 150-900kgs in weight (330-1980lbs), on average around 180-300kgs (400-660lbs).
Agreed. Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias. If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources. There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says distract the public with honey badger hype to keep interest down on the wolverine.
😎What an awesome list,just wished u added the American Badger though😕 Those guys are incredible, I totally knew the Honey Badger would be last 😎 My favorites were: 🌟Honey Badger 😈 🌟Wolverine 😈 🌟Otter 🦦 🌟Fisher cat 😎
The narrator forgot to mention about how the honey badger when caught by larger, male predators has a habit of twisting around and biting off the attackers balls.
Interesting feats of the mustelidae family members from the following species: Martens polecats sables and fishers: the ability to climb in trees as amazing tree climbers. Badgers and ferrets: the ability to dig through dens as amazing den burrowers. Otters and minks: the ability to swim in rivers and lakes as amazing swimmers. Stoats polecats and weasels: the ability to hypnotize their victim prey animals through high intelligence manipulation tactics and shrewd cunningness by relying on the infamous "weasel war dance" to kill their prey in their trap hypnosis. Wolverines: the ability to chase down their prey in deep snow by relying on high stamina to weaken down their victims as endurance runners, they can also climb in trees swim in rivers and lakes, digging through dens and take down large prey animals who are ten times larger and bigger in size than them through badass and feisty savage and agressive behaviour and toughness as well as confronting their bigger predartorian rivals larger than them. As a whole, the species from this family members of Mustelids are basically the jack of all trades regarding their skills as hunters by relying on speed power sheer strength durability agility high intelligence lethal weapons of attack and defense versatility badass to feisty behaviour and savage to agressive reputation as dangerous and deadly predators as they are who maybe are smaller in size but they can really punch well above their weight and size even though they are small.
The weasel family should be classed as super predators theirs nothing what can really take them on pound for pound there unstoppable and reletus in there pursuit after there prey these are the kings of the animal kingdom fishers have been known to kill Bob cats and Linxes so what does that tell us that's why they should be classed as super predators big time
The Fisher has actually been documented preying on Canada Lynx! Pretty insane to think about to me, but apparently, they will hunt them during snowstorms when they know the Lynx will be bed down and easier for a sneak attack!
Actually, the correct english names for Ictonyx straitus, Ictonyx lybicus, Poecilogale albinucha, Vormela peregusna, and Lyncodon patagonicus are southern zorilla, northern zorilla, muishund, shulang, and huro respectively.
Also there are actually just thirty extant mustelid species: the Haida Ermine (Leucictis haidarum), the Alaskan Weasel (Neogale eskimo), the American Ermine (Neogale richardsonii), the American Little Weasel (Neogale rixosa), the Long-Tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata), the Colombian Weasel (Neogale felipei), the Amazon Weasel (Neogale africana), the Black-Footed Ferret (Neoputorius nigripes), the American Mink (Neovison vison), the Siberian Weasel (Kolonocus sibiricus), the Japanese Weasel (Kolonocus itatsi), the Altai Mountain Weasel (Oreogale altaica), the Vietnamese Mountain Weasel (Oreogale tonkinensis), the Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Oreogale lutreolina), the Yellow-Bellied Weasel (Flavogaster kathiah), the Black-Striped Weasel (Cryptogale strigidorsa), the Bare-Footed Weasel (Pocockictis nudipes), the White-Headed Weasel (Pocockictis leucocephala), the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis), the Stoat (Mustela erminea), the Missing-Toothed Pygmy Weasel (Mustela astoodonnivalis), the Sichuan Weasel (Mustela russelliana), the Mediterranean Weasel (Mustela numidica), the Egyptian Weasel (Mustela subpalmata), the Algerian Weasel (Mustela algeriensis), the Morocco Weasel (Mustela moroccana), the Occidental Ferret (Putorius putorius (cladistically including the Domestic Ferret (Putorius putorius furo))), the Steppe Ferret (Putorius eversmannii), the European Mink (Palaeovison lutreolus), and the Caucasian Mink (Palaeovison turovi), skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishunds, shulangs, huros, grisons, wolverines, tayras, and martens are not mustelids anymore, they belong to four separate families being Mephitidae, Melidae, Lutridae, and Ictonychidae respectively.
Absolutely brilliant informative, and totally entertaining vid. Ive always been in awe at Honeybadgers, for the size of them, they sure are ballsy little dudes. Plz keep it coming. Love your format. Even in my 60s, Im still learning!. Thankyou
Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources. If the public had more interest in wolverines their lands would be protected. There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the popularity of the honey badger as a distraction so the public won't notice the more formidable wolverine.
Honey badgers are more battle-tested than the wolverines. This is perhaps why the honey badger's unique skin has evolved to the point where it can resist just about anything that comes at it. Africa is arguably home to many of the most feared predators: Nile crocodiles, lions, hyenas, african wild dogs, leopards, wildcats, jackals, foxes, etc. Africa has some of the most dangerous reptiles: black mambas, pythons, vipers, puff adders, cobras, etc. If that's not enough, Africa is also home to many of the biggest herbivores and primates: elephants, rhinos, hippos, buffalos, giraffe, gorillas, chimps, etc. Though Wolverines encounter bears, wolves, and cougars, that's still nowhere near the threat level that a honey badger has to deal with every minute in Africa. They can't even take a nap without worry about getting stepped on by an elephant.
@@jcpenny3606 I agree with you that the wildlife in Africa when you sum it all up is more dangerous than the wildlife in North America but I feel the difference between the Honey Badger and the Wolverine is that a Honey Badger will defend itself and won't back down from Larger predators if attacked but a Wolverine will sometimes initiate a confrontation with a larger predator or predators so that it can steal there kill. Also just because Africa has several large powerful herbivores & carnivores that doesn't mean that the Honey Badger isn't still trying to keep its distance to avoid being attacked or hunted. To me I kind of look at the Honey Badger and a lot of the weasels in general as having a strange rewiring of the brain compared to other animals when hunted. While almost all the other animals while being preyed upon would only try to flee especially when the predator is much bigger, for some reason mustelids choose to stand there ground and I believe that and there fierceness confuses alot of predators.
@@jcpenny3606 Wolverine's also encounter tigers and leopards... lynx..bobcats...badgers and if you go back a few thousand years massive rhinos, cave lions, cave bears and mammoths.
Wolverine can weigh in large size up to 30kgs (66lbs) and the sea otter is much heavier and larger in length than a wolverine, weighing in large sizes up to 45kgs (99lbs) and growing up in lengths up to 2,4m (8 feet long).
@MarcoSuperNova2784 it literally just said in the video - wolverines can get up to 90 pounds - otters in South America can reach lengths up 6ft Where are you getting your numbers from?
Honey Badger’s are very fearless mustelids they don’t fear other animals or predators that are BIGGER then them and they are relatively resistant because of their dens fur robust skin and remarkable mobility.
They are also immune to snake poison. I've seen one bit by a Cape cobra on our farm. Ten minutes later, the bugger was walking around as if nothing happened.
The Wolverine should've been number one. I've seen both them and Honey Badgers in action personally. I've seen Lions kill them, but a Wolverine kills Bears, Wolves and Cougars.
The mustelidae family is by far one of the most underrated group of carnivorous mammals in the world as they deserve more love and attention than the other family of carnivorous mammals like bears wild dogs hyenas and big cats in general who are very praised and loved by everyone and they are also very overrated wild apex predators and carnivorous mammals as a whole.
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The species list of wild mustelids (weasels) who are featured on this video are: Eurasian river otter North american river otter Europa badger Pine marten Black footed ferret Ferret European polecat Least weasel Stoat Mink (american & european) Pine marten Fisher Tayra Otter (Giant river otter, sea otter) Wolverine Honey badger
I don't understand why everyone loves the honey badger over the wolverine! The wolverine can destroy polar bears which are much larger than a lion. The wolverine would kill a honey badger but it could go both ways. The wolverine is a honey badger on steroids
Winner: Giant river otter loser: giant pacific octopus Winner: steller sea eagle loser: giant river otter Winner: wolverine loser: mandrill Tie betwen these two no winner or loser here.
I would have differed with the bottom four. I would have arranged it, not necessarily in the most powerful order: 1) Giant otter, 2) American badger, 3) honey badger, and 4) Wolverine.
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It’s amusing to see an aggressive Honey Badger causing Lions to back off but I’ve seen videos where the Lion ended the fight with one bight. The point is, as tough as Honey Badger’s are, they’re simply not strong enough or large enough to stop a Wolverine or Giant Otter….. like the Honey Badger, they won’t back down either.
Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias. If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources. There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the popularity of the honey badger as a distraction so the public won't notice the more formidable wolverine.
Not to mention they are hunted by their beautiful coats of fur trade and killed by hunters as well as their habitats are shrinking in the areas they live in the Northern Arctic Emisphere (Scandinavia/Northern Europe Central Asia Russia & USA)
@@MarcoSuperNova2784 Yes, very true. The Europe / Asian wolverine sub-species population is also on the decline, but not as close to extinction as the NA sub-species.
Top 10 strongest species of wild mustelids: 1st Wolverine 2nd Giant river otter 3rd Honey badger 4th Sea otter 5th Badger (both american and european species) 6th Mink (both american and european species) 7th Pine marten 8th Polecat 9th Weasel 10th Ferret Honorable Mentions: stoat grison tayra and sable.
I don't think it is, but both are members of the weasel family I think the Wolverine is the larger of the two, both have the same attitude towards life and don't seem to know fear,and will attack anything stupid enough to give them trouble, the honey badger has been known to attack Lions and even kill Buffalo but scrambling up its hind legs castigating it then leaving it to die from blood loss
The mustelidae family species members of weasels are very well known for their small size make it up through high intelligence, versatility, toughness, agressivness, badass and feisty behaviour, lethal weapons of attack and defense, being keystone species and very well known and important for their beautiful coats of fur trade. By far one of the most diverse and versatile in size behaviour and species members from the Carnivora family among carnivorous mammals.
Actually, this is outdated, Mustelidae is no longer the largest and most diverse carnivoran family, that title now equally applies to the cats (family Felidae) and dogs (family Canidae) with both families containing over 45 extant species within 20 genera, the Mustelidae family is now rendered as polyphyletic, it now includes only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, which all constitute the subfamily Mustelinae with a total of thirty extant species within twelve genera and two tribes, thus making the Mustelinae subfamily the sole extant taxon of the Mustelidae family, whereas this family was never considered to include mongooses, which were historically included under Viverridae until the 1990s and no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, or martens, which are all relocated to four separate families, otters are evaluated as a full family being Lutridae, while skunks and stink badgers are lumped together into the family Mephitidae, all fifteen extant badger species within seven genera and four subfamilies are lumped together into the family Melidae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens of the respective subfamilies Ictonychinae and Guloninae are all lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, this officially recognizes twenty-five extant families of carnivorans: Canidae (Dogs), Ursidae (Bears), Ailuropodidae (Giant Panda), Phocidae (Seals), Cystophoridae (Hooded Seal and Elephant Seals), Otariidae (Sea Lions and Fur Seals), Odobenidae (Walrus), Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda), Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, and Minks), Lutridae (Otters), Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), Felidae (Cats), Protelidae (Aardwolf), Hyaenidae (Hyenas), Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans).
Top 10 strongest and largest land dwelling canines (wild dogs) video next time please! My list goes like that: #10: Coyote #09: Ethiopian wolf #08: Golden jackal #07: Dingo #06: Dhole #05: Maned wolf #04: African wild dog #03: Red wolf #02: Eastern wolf #01: Gray wolf
I feel like the maned wolf is a bit underrated. He is certainly more powerful than the two you mentioned above. It's a shame they confuse peaceful nature with weakness. For comparison, it comes in 5th place if bite force is considered.
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On that they i have a dream is about i am in the Amazon Rainforest i was fishing in the river i think i caught a fish but suddenly the creature that caught it isn't a fish it is a cross between a Honey Badger and a River Otter i take a photo of the creature and i see at the computer the creature that i found is River Badger.
The moongose belongs to the family of herpestidae as they are not related to weasels and they belong to the Feliformia subfamily. Is more related to meerkats rather than with weasels.
The pure definition of the mustelidae family species members is that size doesn't matter very much for them and is up to all about their badass feisty and tough behaviour mixed with firy agression that enables them to thrive and survive everywhere and anywhere around the world by relying on high intelligence and versatility.
The most famous Mustelids family of weasels are the Wolverine and the Honey badgers that live in parts of africa, these predators are very tough of defending their kill against larger predators like Lions, Leopards and sometimes Hyenas, Leopards sometimes managed to kill Honey badgers when they go for the throat or skull of a weakened badger🦡🦡.
Honey badger wouldn't stand a chance Against The Wolverine. They both have the same ferocity, however a Wolverine is 90 lb vs. the honey badger at only 20 lb. It would be like an adult wolverine fighting a baby wolverine fighting a adolescent Wolverine.
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Just to let everyone know, small carnivorans are not a monophyletic group, the term is used for only those that belong to the superfamilies Procyonoidea, Musteloidea, and Viverroidea, Procyonoidea contains four extant families: Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda and Fossil Relatives), and Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Musteloidea contains four extant families: Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, Minks, and Fossil Relatives), Lutridae (Otters), and Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), and Viverroidea contains seven extant families: Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet and Fossil Relatives), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans), these three superfamilies Procyonoidea, Musteloidea, and Viverroidea are not closely related to each other at all despite superficial similarities, both Procyonoidea and Musteloidea belong to the suborder Caniformia, while Viverroidea belongs to the suborder Feliformia.
@@indyreno2933 As I've outlined to you multiple times, any time I encounter comments by you that are flawed in any way, I'll point it out. Just like your inability to understand that rhinos and elephants share a common ancestor and refuse to acknowledge that , even after I explain why it is so.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect Rhinos are odd toed ungulates being related to zebras donkeys horses and tapirs by having only 1 toe on their foot and for the rhinos their closest old relatives as ancestors most likely looks like taller and bigger in size like the today's giraffe, I don't even remember how his name was called. As for the elephants, their closest relatives as ancestors for them looks more to the resemblance of today's rock hyrax
My top 10 strongest species of wild members of mustelidae family: 10: Stoat 9: Least weasel 8: Black footed ferret 7: Yellow throated marten 6: Mink 5: European and european badger 4: Sea otter 3: Giant river otter 2: Honey badger 1: Wolverine Honorable Mentions: European river otter European pine marten Sable European polecat North american river otter
A Wolverine is basically a honey badger only twice the size. They take down caribou and steal bear and wolf kills ffs, they would make short work of a honey badger
My top 10 favorite members from the mustelidae family species/members are: 1. Wolverine 2. Honey badger 3. Sea otter 4. Stoat 5. Giant river otter 6. Mink 7. Least weasel 8. European and american badgers 9. Black footed ferret 10. Pine marten
Honey badgers may be one of the most ferocious and fearless animals on the planet and have tough skin but that doesn’t mean they’re invincible because leopards and lions can still kill them and have done it before. 8/10 they win the fights
Sea otters are the heaviest longest and largest in size & weight than wolverines and they can weigh over 99lbs (45kgs) in weight the largest specimens.
Weasels are fast and agile enough to hunt down larger animals than themsleves to wear down faster prey that run in short speeds like Bunny,s, Rabbits and small rodents that weasels easily kill for food🐇🐇.
10. Ferret = good diggers 9. Weasel = smart and cunning 8. Stoat = smart and cunning 7. Mink = excelent climbers and agile 6. Marten = great climbers 5. Fisher = great climbers 4. Tayra = good climbers and opportunistic hunters. 3. Otter = excelent swimmers and strong teamwork 2. Wolverine = savage and ferocious 1. Honey badger = small but deadly and feisty
The mustelidae family members includes wild species like: tayras wolverines otters minks fishers grisons martens polecats sables ferrets stoats weasels badgers skunks and stink badgers.
Actually, you are out of date, the Mustelidae family is now rendered as polyphyletic, it now includes only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, which all constitute the subfamily Mustelinae with a total of thirty extant species within twelve genera and two tribes, thus making the Mustelinae subfamily the sole extant taxon of the Mustelidae family, whereas this family was never considered to include mongooses, which were historically included under Viverridae until the 1990s and no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, or martens, which are all relocated to four separate families, otters are evaluated as a full family being Lutridae, while skunks and stink badgers are lumped together into the family Mephitidae, all fifteen extant badger species within seven genera and four subfamilies are lumped together into the family Melidae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens of the respective subfamilies Ictonychinae and Guloninae are all lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, this officially recognizes twenty-five extant families of carnivorans: Canidae (Dogs), Ursidae (Bears), Ailuropodidae (Giant Panda), Phocidae (Seals), Cystophoridae (Hooded Seal and Elephant Seals), Otariidae (Sea Lions and Fur Seals), Odobenidae (Walrus), Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda), Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, and Minks), Lutridae (Otters), Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), Felidae (Cats), Protelidae (Aardwolf), Hyaenidae (Hyenas), Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans).
I thought Wolverines are more aggressive than Honey badgers since they prey on bigger animals and even fight with apex peedators.
Honey badgers appear to also fight with apex predators, except at 1/3 the size of a wolverine. I sure wouldn’t want to run into either of them.
Honey badgers fight of lions...
@@ChristianLight1746 Wolverines fight brown bears
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If the two fight, it will end in a draw...sort of...
Either does have the tools needed to hurt the other
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How is the Honey Badger more powerful than the Wolverine when it's smaller by comparison? Now fierceness is debatable. And how come the American Badger wasn't mentioned in the rankings?
You are right to question this.
Honey badgers defend aggressively against apex predators but they don't initiate attacks on them. Honey badgers only hunt small prey. Wolverines have been known to hunt down & initiate attacks with apex predators over food and territory. Wolverines hunt large prey, including moose.
Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias.
If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip their land for raw resources.
*There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the honey badger as a distraction to keep public interest away from the wolverine.*
You can live close to a wolverine and will probably never see him. My son caught one with atrial cam in northern Saskatchewan last winter. He was so excited to get his own photo.@@dunringill1747
Hes fucking slow... entire thing ruined
They act as cnt lose but they cant even get snack from it ... giv it up 2 the creature w no rest runs over 20 miles a day an all no strategy but instinct and u only see a loss the creauture is drained.. * idoubt it... 😮
@@dunringill1747Go to africa and find out.
In my country Romania we've got around 11 species of wild mustelids that they lived throughout much of the romanian areas like in Transilvania, Danube Delta and Carpathian teritories of temperate woodlands forests high mountains plains and grasslands like:
1. European river otter - rivers and lakes.
2. Beech marten - beaches forests and streams.
3. European pine marten - woodlands and temperate forests
4. European badger - woodlands plains and temperate forests
5. Stoat - same regions like the weasel
6. Least weasel - forests plains grasslands and woodlands.
7. European mink - rivers lakes and marshes
8. North american mink (introduced) - marshlands
9. Steppe polecat - grasslands
10. European polecat - temperate woodlands
11. Marbled polecat - open plains
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Top 10 largest land dwelling species of weasel family members:
10: Japanesse badger
9: American badger
8: Europen badger
7: African clawless river otter
6: North american river otter
5: European river otter
4: Honey badger
3: Sea otter
2: Giant river otter
1: Wolverine
Yes
Sea Otters are actually the biggest. They can be over 9 ft long and over 100 lbs
Imagine honey badgers being the size of a Kodiak bear
We will all suffer
Humans would have hunted them all to extinction because of how dangerous they are
Imagine a wolverine growing up to a size of a wolf or polar bear 😂 or a stoat growing up to a large size of tiger or lion.
They wouldn’t last in human society
I would definitely get one
Otters are not just in South America, otters are all over America. My people, the Inuit of Alaska have depended on otter furs for thousands of years.
this was like watching a 12 year olds report on mustelids.
Where are badgers? Both the European and American versions would wreck half of these. Also no way is honey badger more powerful than a wolverine.
Definitely
Facts😂
I was sure the giant otters of South America would be number 1. Those mofos kill jaguars.
Wolverines have been known to fight & kill deer & even bears. I think the Wolverine should have been #1
Oh my God 😂
They can also fight wolves cougars polar grizzly and black bears tigers dholes skunks badgers raccons coyotes lynxes foxes stoats weasels martens and raccon dogs and I'm tired of running out from ideas now of writing this comment 😂
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Wolverines are also capable to bring down larger heavier and bigger game prey animals by themselves like mooses reindeers bisons chamois bighorn sheeps ibex wild sheeps mountain goats deers boars and even elks who can weigh over to between 150-900kgs in weight (330-1980lbs), on average around 180-300kgs (400-660lbs).
Agreed. Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias.
If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources. There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says distract the public with honey badger hype to keep interest down on the wolverine.
😎What an awesome list,just wished u added the American Badger though😕
Those guys are incredible, I totally knew the Honey Badger would be last 😎
My favorites were:
🌟Honey Badger 😈
🌟Wolverine 😈
🌟Otter 🦦
🌟Fisher cat 😎
The narrator forgot to mention about how the honey badger when caught by larger, male predators has a habit of twisting around and biting off the attackers balls.
Before watching it, my money is on the Honey Badger. 😂
Interesting feats of the mustelidae family members from the following species:
Martens polecats sables and fishers: the ability to climb in trees as amazing tree climbers.
Badgers and ferrets: the ability to dig through dens as amazing den burrowers.
Otters and minks: the ability to swim in rivers and lakes as amazing swimmers.
Stoats polecats and weasels: the ability to hypnotize their victim prey animals through high intelligence manipulation tactics and shrewd cunningness by relying on the infamous "weasel war dance" to kill their prey in their trap hypnosis.
Wolverines: the ability to chase down their prey in deep snow by relying on high stamina to weaken down their victims as endurance runners, they can also climb in trees swim in rivers and lakes, digging through dens and take down large prey animals who are ten times larger and bigger in size than them through badass and feisty savage and agressive behaviour and toughness as well as confronting their bigger predartorian rivals larger than them.
As a whole, the species from this family members of Mustelids are basically the jack of all trades regarding their skills as hunters by relying on speed power sheer strength durability agility high intelligence lethal weapons of attack and defense versatility badass to feisty behaviour and savage to agressive reputation as dangerous and deadly predators as they are who maybe are smaller in size but they can really punch well above their weight and size even though they are small.
The weasel family should be classed as super predators theirs nothing what can really take them on pound for pound there unstoppable and reletus in there pursuit after there prey these are the kings of the animal kingdom fishers have been known to kill Bob cats and Linxes so what does that tell us that's why they should be classed as super predators big time
The Fisher has actually been documented preying on Canada Lynx! Pretty insane to think about to me, but apparently, they will hunt them during snowstorms when they know the Lynx will be bed down and easier for a sneak attack!
@@YooperYakAdventures yes iv seen that's why they should be classed as super predators
The list of 60-70 wild species of mustelidae family members found all over the world, except Australia & Antarctica:
1. Tayra
2. Wolverine
3. American marten
4. Beech marten
5. European pine marten
6. Japanesse marten
7. Nilgri marten
8. Yellow throated marten
9. Sable
10. Fisher
11. Bornean ferret badger
12. Burmesse ferret badger
13. Chinese ferret badger
14. Javan ferret badger
15. Vietnam ferret badger
16. Greater grison
17. Lesser grison
18. Stoat
19. Least weasel
20. European mink
21. North american mink
22. Striped polecat
23. Saharian striped polecat
24. Patagonian weasel
25. African striped weasel
26. Marbled polecat
27. Sea otter
28. Giant river otter
29. African clawless otter
30. Asian small clawed otter
31. European river otter
32. North american river otter
33. Congo clawless otter
34. Spotted necked otter
35. Southern river otter
36. Neotropical otter
37. Marine otter
38. Hairy nosed otter
39. Smooth coated otter
40. Honey badger
41. European badger
42. American badger
43. Greater hog badger
44. Northern hog badger
45. Sumatran hog badger
46. Asian badger
47. Japanesse badger
48. Back striped weasel
49. Black footed ferret
50. Egyptean weasel
51. European polecat
52. Ferret
53. Indonesian mountain ferret
54. Japanesse weasel
55. Least weasel
56. Stoat
57. Malayan weasel
58. Mountain weasel
59. Siberian weasel
60. Steppe polecat
61. Yellow belied weasel
62. Amazon weasel
63. Colombian weasel
64. Long tail weasel
65. Striped skunk
66. Spotted skunk
67. Stink badger
68. Hooded skunk
69. Hog nosed skunk
70. American hog nosed skunk
Actually, the correct english names for Ictonyx straitus, Ictonyx lybicus, Poecilogale albinucha, Vormela peregusna, and Lyncodon patagonicus are southern zorilla, northern zorilla, muishund, shulang, and huro respectively.
Also there are actually just thirty extant mustelid species: the Haida Ermine (Leucictis haidarum), the Alaskan Weasel (Neogale eskimo), the American Ermine (Neogale richardsonii), the American Little Weasel (Neogale rixosa), the Long-Tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata), the Colombian Weasel (Neogale felipei), the Amazon Weasel (Neogale africana), the Black-Footed Ferret (Neoputorius nigripes), the American Mink (Neovison vison), the Siberian Weasel (Kolonocus sibiricus), the Japanese Weasel (Kolonocus itatsi), the Altai Mountain Weasel (Oreogale altaica), the Vietnamese Mountain Weasel (Oreogale tonkinensis), the Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Oreogale lutreolina), the Yellow-Bellied Weasel (Flavogaster kathiah), the Black-Striped Weasel (Cryptogale strigidorsa), the Bare-Footed Weasel (Pocockictis nudipes), the White-Headed Weasel (Pocockictis leucocephala), the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis), the Stoat (Mustela erminea), the Missing-Toothed Pygmy Weasel (Mustela astoodonnivalis), the Sichuan Weasel (Mustela russelliana), the Mediterranean Weasel (Mustela numidica), the Egyptian Weasel (Mustela subpalmata), the Algerian Weasel (Mustela algeriensis), the Morocco Weasel (Mustela moroccana), the Occidental Ferret (Putorius putorius (cladistically including the Domestic Ferret (Putorius putorius furo))), the Steppe Ferret (Putorius eversmannii), the European Mink (Palaeovison lutreolus), and the Caucasian Mink (Palaeovison turovi), skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishunds, shulangs, huros, grisons, wolverines, tayras, and martens are not mustelids anymore, they belong to four separate families being Mephitidae, Melidae, Lutridae, and Ictonychidae respectively.
No.4 looks badasss!
Absolutely brilliant informative, and totally entertaining vid. Ive always been in awe at Honeybadgers, for the size of them, they sure are ballsy little dudes. Plz keep it coming. Love your format. Even in my 60s, Im still learning!. Thankyou
Wolverines are bigger, stronger,and more durable versions of honey badgers. Honey badgers are more popular though so I understand them being #1
Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources. If the public had more interest in wolverines their lands would be protected.
There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the popularity of the honey badger as a distraction so the public won't notice the more formidable wolverine.
Honey badgers are more battle-tested than the wolverines. This is perhaps why the honey badger's unique skin has evolved to the point where it can resist just about anything that comes at it. Africa is arguably home to many of the most feared predators: Nile crocodiles, lions, hyenas, african wild dogs, leopards, wildcats, jackals, foxes, etc. Africa has some of the most dangerous reptiles: black mambas, pythons, vipers, puff adders, cobras, etc. If that's not enough, Africa is also home to many of the biggest herbivores and primates: elephants, rhinos, hippos, buffalos, giraffe, gorillas, chimps, etc. Though Wolverines encounter bears, wolves, and cougars, that's still nowhere near the threat level that a honey badger has to deal with every minute in Africa. They can't even take a nap without worry about getting stepped on by an elephant.
@@jcpenny3606 I agree with you that the wildlife in Africa when you sum it all up is more dangerous than the wildlife in North America but I feel the difference between the Honey Badger and the Wolverine is that a Honey Badger will defend itself and won't back down from Larger predators if attacked but a Wolverine will sometimes initiate a confrontation with a larger predator or predators so that it can steal there kill. Also just because Africa has several large powerful herbivores & carnivores that doesn't mean that the Honey Badger isn't still trying to keep its distance to avoid being attacked or hunted. To me I kind of look at the Honey Badger and a lot of the weasels in general as having a strange rewiring of the brain compared to other animals when hunted. While almost all the other animals while being preyed upon would only try to flee especially when the predator is much bigger, for some reason mustelids choose to stand there ground and I believe that and there fierceness confuses alot of predators.
@@jcpenny3606 Wolverine's also encounter tigers and leopards... lynx..bobcats...badgers and if you go back a few thousand years massive rhinos, cave lions, cave bears and mammoths.
@@lafunk1978 Maybe, but not every minute. Many of the predators that the honey badgers have to deal with comes in packs.
Strongest mustelidae: wolverine and weakest mustelidae: stoat
Isn't it interesting that zoo's rarely IF at all keep the Wolverine or the Honey badger as exhibit animals.
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Nah, the Wolverine is #1 Idc
A 26 lbs honey badger more powerful than a 90 lbs wolverine? Ok
Wolverine can weigh in large size up to 30kgs (66lbs) and the sea otter is much heavier and larger in length than a wolverine, weighing in large sizes up to 45kgs (99lbs) and growing up in lengths up to 2,4m (8 feet long).
IKR -- not to take it away from them for having a great aggressive defense but the mythology hype surrounding the honey badger is ridiculous
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To quote myself: The honey badger doesn't even care about a damn thing.
@MarcoSuperNova2784 it literally just said in the video
- wolverines can get up to 90 pounds
- otters in South America can reach lengths up 6ft
Where are you getting your numbers from?
Honey badger don't care is why.
Temperament, rubbery skin that's hard to penetrate, and almost immune to venomous snakes too. #1
good list! a very enjoyable video!
Honey Badger’s are very fearless mustelids they don’t fear other animals or predators that are BIGGER then them and they are relatively resistant because of their dens fur robust skin and remarkable mobility.
They are also immune to snake poison. I've seen one bit by a Cape cobra on our farm. Ten minutes later, the bugger was walking around as if nothing happened.
The Wolverine should've been number one. I've seen both them and Honey Badgers in action personally. I've seen Lions kill them, but a Wolverine kills Bears, Wolves and Cougars.
A wolverine kills none of the animals you have mentioned... but they can all kill the wolverine.
The info was a bit patchy on some of the smaller and mid-sized ones, but I'm SO, SO glad you made a dedicated mustelid video.
The mustelidae family is by far one of the most underrated group of carnivorous mammals in the world as they deserve more love and attention than the other family of carnivorous mammals like bears wild dogs hyenas and big cats in general who are very praised and loved by everyone and they are also very overrated wild apex predators and carnivorous mammals as a whole.
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Himalayan Brown Bear vs Sumatran Tiger
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Sarcosuchus vs Deinosuchus
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Otters are also found in all parts of North America, Canada, and Europe. Not sure about Asia.
There are also being found in the rivers and lakes of Africa (african clawless river otter) and Asia (eurasian river otter).
The species list of wild mustelids (weasels) who are featured on this video are:
Eurasian river otter
North american river otter
Europa badger
Pine marten
Black footed ferret
Ferret
European polecat
Least weasel
Stoat
Mink (american & european)
Pine marten
Fisher
Tayra
Otter (Giant river otter, sea otter)
Wolverine
Honey badger
1 - Giant otter
2 - Wolverine
3 - Badgers
Surprised that the American Badger is not on the listing. Surely it would at least be a #4 or #5 on this list???
I don't understand why everyone loves the honey badger over the wolverine! The wolverine can destroy polar bears which are much larger than a lion. The wolverine would kill a honey badger but it could go both ways. The wolverine is a honey badger on steroids
Actually, the wolverine is more like a marten on steroids because wolverines are not related to honey badgers.
The title of the largest and strongest species of wild mustelidae family (weasels) should belong to the wolverine in my opinion.
I heard it from multiple zoologists that a wolverine is far more powerful than a honey Badger. Its almost 2 1/2 to 1 power ratio.
Giant river otter rafts vs. a Giant pasific octopus
Giant river otter vs. Steller's sea eagle
Wolverine vs. Mandrill
Honey badger vs. Chimpanzee
Winner: Giant river otter loser: giant pacific octopus
Winner: steller sea eagle loser: giant river otter
Winner: wolverine loser: mandrill
Tie betwen these two no winner or loser here.
I would have differed with the bottom four. I would have arranged it, not necessarily in the most powerful order: 1) Giant otter, 2) American badger, 3) honey badger, and 4) Wolverine.
My bottom 4 ranking will be:
1st Wolverine
2nd Giant river otter
3rd Honey badger
4th Sea otter
Giant river otter 1
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The Otter is my favourite.
The black footed ferret it a wild species, native to Central and Western regions of North America. Only recently domesticated.
I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos, they are entertaining as well as informative.
Who would win in a fight between zebra and a Arabian stallion .
The weasel should have been higher on the list. They are absolutely ferocious.
Otters are found in many places in North America, too.
It’s amusing to see an aggressive Honey Badger causing Lions to back off but I’ve seen videos where the Lion ended the fight with one bight. The point is, as tough as Honey Badger’s are, they’re simply not strong enough or large enough to stop a Wolverine or Giant Otter….. like the Honey Badger, they won’t back down either.
Wolverines should be number 1 on this list if facts were used instead of popularity bias.
If the public had more interest in wolverines they would be protected. Protecting the wolverine = protecting their territory = businesses cannot strip the land for raw resources.
There are only around 300 wolverines left in North America yet still there is refusal to place them on the endangered list. Why? Because money talks louder. Money says hype up the popularity of the honey badger as a distraction so the public won't notice the more formidable wolverine.
Not to mention they are hunted by their beautiful coats of fur trade and killed by hunters as well as their habitats are shrinking in the areas they live in the Northern Arctic Emisphere (Scandinavia/Northern Europe Central Asia Russia & USA)
@@MarcoSuperNova2784 Yes, very true. The Europe / Asian wolverine sub-species population is also on the decline, but not as close to extinction as the NA sub-species.
Top 10 strongest species of wild mustelids:
1st Wolverine
2nd Giant river otter
3rd Honey badger
4th Sea otter
5th Badger (both american and european species)
6th Mink (both american and european species)
7th Pine marten
8th Polecat
9th Weasel
10th Ferret
Honorable Mentions: stoat grison tayra and sable.
I don't think it is, but both are members of the weasel family I think the Wolverine is the larger of the two, both have the same attitude towards life and don't seem to know fear,and will attack anything stupid enough to give them trouble, the honey badger has been known to attack Lions and even kill Buffalo but scrambling up its hind legs castigating it then leaving it to die from blood loss
Otters are also found in the UK!
Mostly in the Tamisa river.
The mustelidae family species members of weasels are very well known for their small size make it up through high intelligence, versatility, toughness, agressivness, badass and feisty behaviour, lethal weapons of attack and defense, being keystone species and very well known and important for their beautiful coats of fur trade.
By far one of the most diverse and versatile in size behaviour and species members from the Carnivora family among carnivorous mammals.
Actually, this is outdated, Mustelidae is no longer the largest and most diverse carnivoran family, that title now equally applies to the cats (family Felidae) and dogs (family Canidae) with both families containing over 45 extant species within 20 genera, the Mustelidae family is now rendered as polyphyletic, it now includes only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, which all constitute the subfamily Mustelinae with a total of thirty extant species within twelve genera and two tribes, thus making the Mustelinae subfamily the sole extant taxon of the Mustelidae family, whereas this family was never considered to include mongooses, which were historically included under Viverridae until the 1990s and no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, or martens, which are all relocated to four separate families, otters are evaluated as a full family being Lutridae, while skunks and stink badgers are lumped together into the family Mephitidae, all fifteen extant badger species within seven genera and four subfamilies are lumped together into the family Melidae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens of the respective subfamilies Ictonychinae and Guloninae are all lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, this officially recognizes twenty-five extant families of carnivorans: Canidae (Dogs), Ursidae (Bears), Ailuropodidae (Giant Panda), Phocidae (Seals), Cystophoridae (Hooded Seal and Elephant Seals), Otariidae (Sea Lions and Fur Seals), Odobenidae (Walrus), Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda), Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, and Minks), Lutridae (Otters), Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), Felidae (Cats), Protelidae (Aardwolf), Hyaenidae (Hyenas), Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans).
Two rather odd matchups I would be very interested in seeing - Giant Anteater vs. Wild Boar, and Giant Panda vs. Reticulated Python.
Some of these guys are very fast. I saw a Fisher run down a snowshoe hare. The Hare is quick and agile but was no match for the fisher.
Top 10 strongest and largest land dwelling canines (wild dogs) video next time please!
My list goes like that:
#10: Coyote
#09: Ethiopian wolf
#08: Golden jackal
#07: Dingo
#06: Dhole
#05: Maned wolf
#04: African wild dog
#03: Red wolf
#02: Eastern wolf
#01: Gray wolf
I feel like the maned wolf is a bit underrated. He is certainly more powerful than the two you mentioned above. It's a shame they confuse peaceful nature with weakness. For comparison, it comes in 5th place if bite force is considered.
Imagine a wolverine the size of a bison
THEN IT WOUKD BE THE STRONGEST ANIMAL ON EARTH
I never heard of fishers or tayras until today.. That's gotten me interested in whatever is out there that I haven't yet learned about.
This prod's favourite video of all time.
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If he didnt put all the otters into one place there would be an actually big animal on every place of the list
How about.
THE TASMANIAN DEVIL VS THE WOLVERINE ?.
Respect and keep up the epic work.
On that they i have a dream is about i am in the Amazon Rainforest i was fishing in the river i think i caught a fish but suddenly the creature that caught it isn't a fish it is a cross between a Honey Badger and a River Otter i take a photo of the creature and i see at the computer the creature that i found is River Badger.
What about Mangoose?? Ain't they fall under mustelid family?? They are also very aggressive..
The moongose belongs to the family of herpestidae as they are not related to weasels and they belong to the Feliformia subfamily.
Is more related to meerkats rather than with weasels.
@@MarcoSuperNova2784 Thanks for the info.
Meerkats are mongooses.
The pure definition of the mustelidae family species members is that size doesn't matter very much for them and is up to all about their badass feisty and tough behaviour mixed with firy agression that enables them to thrive and survive everywhere and anywhere around the world by relying on high intelligence and versatility.
The most famous Mustelids family of weasels are the Wolverine and the Honey badgers that live in parts of africa, these predators are very tough of defending their kill against larger predators like Lions, Leopards and sometimes Hyenas, Leopards sometimes managed to kill Honey badgers when they go for the throat or skull of a weakened badger🦡🦡.
Wolverines don’t live in Africa
I would put the wolverine at number one, but other then that, these are some of my favorite animals period. Love these vids!
Honey badger wouldn't stand a chance Against The Wolverine. They both have the same ferocity, however a Wolverine is 90 lb vs. the honey badger at only 20 lb. It would be like an adult wolverine fighting a baby wolverine fighting a adolescent Wolverine.
I would switch 1 and 2.
Forgot the Mongoose.
The mongoose is not from the 'mustelidae/mustelid' family. It is from the 'herpestid' order of mammals: different species.
Lots of incorrect information here - weasels don't change colour with the seasons - that's the stoat
Wolverine king
The Stout locations seem to be mixed up with Weasel locations
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Just to let everyone know, small carnivorans are not a monophyletic group, the term is used for only those that belong to the superfamilies Procyonoidea, Musteloidea, and Viverroidea, Procyonoidea contains four extant families: Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda and Fossil Relatives), and Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Musteloidea contains four extant families: Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, Minks, and Fossil Relatives), Lutridae (Otters), and Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), and Viverroidea contains seven extant families: Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet and Fossil Relatives), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans), these three superfamilies Procyonoidea, Musteloidea, and Viverroidea are not closely related to each other at all despite superficial similarities, both Procyonoidea and Musteloidea belong to the suborder Caniformia, while Viverroidea belongs to the suborder Feliformia.
Beware of a commenter called Indy Reno posting nonsense taxonomy and other flawed info. He does this all the time and stubbornly ignores criticism.
Stay out of this.
@@indyreno2933 As I've outlined to you multiple times, any time I encounter comments by you that are flawed in any way, I'll point it out. Just like your inability to understand that rhinos and elephants share a common ancestor and refuse to acknowledge that , even after I explain why it is so.
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Rhinos are odd toed ungulates being related to zebras donkeys horses and tapirs by having only 1 toe on their foot and for the rhinos their closest old relatives as ancestors most likely looks like taller and bigger in size like the today's giraffe, I don't even remember how his name was called.
As for the elephants, their closest relatives as ancestors for them looks more to the resemblance of today's rock hyrax
Wolverine should have been #1. Honey Badger #2. And where was the Badger?????! 😳
6 strongest opponents of Honey Badger and Wolverine videos
For honey badger: hyena lion tiger leopard african wild dog and jackal.
For wolverine: brown bear wolf cougar black bear snow leopard and polar bear.
My top 10 strongest species of wild members of mustelidae family:
10: Stoat
9: Least weasel
8: Black footed ferret
7: Yellow throated marten
6: Mink
5: European and european badger
4: Sea otter
3: Giant river otter
2: Honey badger
1: Wolverine
Honorable Mentions:
European river otter
European pine marten
Sable
European polecat
North american river otter
A Wolverine is basically a honey badger only twice the size. They take down caribou and steal bear and wolf kills ffs, they would make short work of a honey badger
a honey badger is not more powerful than a wolverine. regular badgers should have been on this list as well.
What about the dominican huron?
The Honey Badger is small but they can take down animals such as Lions,Tigers,Leopards,Hyenas and even venomous snakes.
And porcupines too
Nonsense... I don't know about the snakes, but all the other animals listed can easily rape the badger.
no it cant
As well as bears hyeans jackals foxes big cats wolves wild dogs venemous snakes scorpions honey bees porcupines pangolines catles horses pigs buffalos and sheeps too.
As ferocious as the honey badger is they’re not invincible and there’s a chance they can get killed. 8/10 they make it out alive
My top 10 favorite members from the mustelidae family species/members are:
1. Wolverine
2. Honey badger
3. Sea otter
4. Stoat
5. Giant river otter
6. Mink
7. Least weasel
8. European and american badgers
9. Black footed ferret
10. Pine marten
The wolverine is the ultimate Sigma of the animal kingdom. Total respect to all mustelids.
Isn't the wolverine more poweful than the honey badger?
1.wolverine,2.honey badger,3.otter,
The cartoon show "I am weasel" and the funny meme of "Pop goes the weasel" brought me here watching this video about weasels.
The largest land member of weasel family: wolverine.
The smallest land member of weasel family: least weasel.
What about the American badger?
My favorite family members of the carnivorous mammals that I love the most will always be the felids, canids, bears, hyenas & mustelids as a whole.
Honey badgers may be one of the most ferocious and fearless animals on the planet and have tough skin but that doesn’t mean they’re invincible because leopards and lions can still kill them and have done it before. 8/10 they win the fights
Mustelids are so cute. Cute but fierce. What a combo.
90lb wolverine? maybe 60
Sea otters are the heaviest longest and largest in size & weight than wolverines and they can weigh over 99lbs (45kgs) in weight the largest specimens.
he said wolverines at 90 which is a nope@@MarcoSuperNova2784
The first two need to be switched. And the American Badger HAS GOT TO BE in there somewhere.
How in the world is the wolverine not #1?
Mustelidae family: Agressive attitude over small size.
Weasels are fast and agile enough to hunt down larger animals than themsleves to wear down faster prey that run in short speeds like Bunny,s, Rabbits and small rodents that weasels easily kill for food🐇🐇.
If you ask me a hyena is somehow related to wolverine’s.
Number 1 should have been the Wolverine!
10. Ferret = good diggers
9. Weasel = smart and cunning
8. Stoat = smart and cunning
7. Mink = excelent climbers and agile
6. Marten = great climbers
5. Fisher = great climbers
4. Tayra = good climbers and opportunistic hunters.
3. Otter = excelent swimmers and strong teamwork
2. Wolverine = savage and ferocious
1. Honey badger = small but deadly and feisty
Extremely dangerous small creatures
Humans: they're so cute lets take it home
honey badger id king of mustilids
The mustelidae family members includes wild species like: tayras wolverines otters minks fishers grisons martens polecats sables ferrets stoats weasels badgers skunks and stink badgers.
Actually, you are out of date, the Mustelidae family is now rendered as polyphyletic, it now includes only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, which all constitute the subfamily Mustelinae with a total of thirty extant species within twelve genera and two tribes, thus making the Mustelinae subfamily the sole extant taxon of the Mustelidae family, whereas this family was never considered to include mongooses, which were historically included under Viverridae until the 1990s and no longer includes the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, or martens, which are all relocated to four separate families, otters are evaluated as a full family being Lutridae, while skunks and stink badgers are lumped together into the family Mephitidae, all fifteen extant badger species within seven genera and four subfamilies are lumped together into the family Melidae, and the zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, and martens of the respective subfamilies Ictonychinae and Guloninae are all lumped together into the family Ictonychidae, this officially recognizes twenty-five extant families of carnivorans: Canidae (Dogs), Ursidae (Bears), Ailuropodidae (Giant Panda), Phocidae (Seals), Cystophoridae (Hooded Seal and Elephant Seals), Otariidae (Sea Lions and Fur Seals), Odobenidae (Walrus), Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda), Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, and Minks), Lutridae (Otters), Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), Felidae (Cats), Protelidae (Aardwolf), Hyaenidae (Hyenas), Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans).
Also, to remind you, stoats are weasels and ferrets and polecats are the same thing.
I believe you’ve underrated and underestimated the American mink. They can be ferocious
Toughest family ever
Mustelidae family: cute adorable small furballs but deadly agressive and feisty wild animals.