List of fictional musteloids
The following list of fictional musteloids is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. This includes weasels, ferrets, minks, otters, martens, skunks, raccoons, and red pandas.
Fictional badgers are instead found within the list of fictional badgers, while fictional raccoons are found in the list of fictional raccoons.
Comics
[edit]| Name | Type | Work | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fungo Squiggly | Ferret | Get Fuzzy | The ferret antagonist | [1] |
| Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah | Skunk | Pogo | Originally Porky Pine's love interest | [2] |
| Weather Weasel | Weasel | Just'a Lotta Animals | Weasel version of Weather Wizard | [citation needed] |
| Okojo-san | Ermine | Okojo-san | A pet ermine living in an apartment complex | [3] |
| Peach | Ferret | Peach Fuzz | A pet ferret who believes herself to be a princess | [4] |
Animation
[edit]Literature
[edit]| Name | Type | Work | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudge the Otter | Otter | Spellsinger by Alan Dean Foster | An anthropomorphic otter who is the best friend and traveling companion of Jonathan Thomas Meriweather | [5] |
| Pantalaimon | Marten | Northern Lights by Philip Pullman | A dæmon who frequently takes the form of a pine marten or an ermine | [6] |
| Otter | Otter | Franklin the Turtle books by Paulette Bourgeois | An otter that was friends with Franklin | [citation needed] |
| Sredni Vashtar | Polecat–ferret hybrid | Sredni Vashtar by Saki | Ambiguously the pet or vengeful god (or something in between) of a sickly 10-year-old boy | [7] |
| Tarka | Otter | Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson | Protagonist | [8] |
Note: The Ferret Chronicles has dozens of named ferret characters not listed here, and the Redwall series has hundreds of ferret, stoat, and weasel characters not listed here.
Mascots
[edit]| Name | Type | Origin | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiitan | Asian small-clawed otter | Koh Hashibiro | Unofficial mascot of Susaki, Kōchi | [9] |
| Otto | Sea otter | 2002 Winter Paralympics | Official Paralympic mascot | [10] |
| Tina and Milo | Stoats | 2026 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Paralympics | Official Olympic and Paralympic mascots | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "People/Characters: Fungo Squiggly | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "POGO & MA'AM'SELLE HEPZIBAH". Hartford Courant. 2000-02-14. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Peach Fuzz (OEL manga) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "People/Characters: Mudge | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Keenan, Alex (2022-12-28). "Why Pantalaimon Settles As That Animal In His Dark Materials". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Sredni Vashtar Summary & Analysis". LitCharts. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Tarka the Otter". www.henrywilliamson.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Debczak, Michele (2021-09-12). "A Rogue Otter Mascot Named Chiitan Is Terrorizing Tourists and Wreaking Havoc in Japan". Mental Floss. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Mascot Otto - Photos & History". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (2024-02-08). "Meet Tina and Milo, the mascots for Milano Cortina 2026". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
