Family: Mustelidae

Subfamily: Lutrinae, Mustelinae; Ictonychinae; Helictinidae, Guloninae; Melinae

Genus: Lontra, Hydrictis, Lutra, Lutrogale, Aonyx, Enhydra, Pteronura; Neogale, Mustela; Galictis, Lyncodon, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela; Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira; Meles, Arctonyx

In a way, this is the biggest finale in this tournament; after this, there'll be only two more one-species clads.

Family: Mustelidae

Subfamily: Melinae - FINAL

Genus: Meles, Arctonyx

European badger

Northern hog badger

Family: Mustelidae

Subfamily: Melinae

Genus: Meles

The caucasian badger was recently separated as a distinct species from the european badger based on genetic analysis.

Both of these badgers are unique among other mustelids in that they live in groups with social hierarchies.

Special (mutant) variants: two erythristic and a flying european badger