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The marbled polecat is a small mammal belonging to the monotypic genus Vormela within the mustelid subfamily Ictonychinae. Vormela is from the German word Würmlein, which means "little worm". The specific name peregusna comes from perehuznya, which is Ukrainian for "polecat".
Higher classification: Vormela
Scientific name: Vormela peregusna
Rank: Species
Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora
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