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VIVERRA. WEESEL. 



Generic Character. 



Denies Pr/wcra sex,subacuti. 

 Laniarii longiores. 

 Molares plures quam tres. 

 Lingua in aliis Isevis, in aliis 



retrorsum aculeata. 

 Corpus elongatum. 



Cutting-teeth six, sharpish. 

 Canine-teeth longer. 

 Tongue in some smooth, in 

 othersaculeatedbackwards 



Body of a lengthened form. 



JL HIS genus comprehends all the animals of the 

 Weesel kind ; which seem to be somewhat unne- 

 cessarily separated by Linnaeus into two distinct 

 genera, under the titles of Vwerra and Mustela; 

 in which latter genus the Otters are also included. 

 In this particular Mr. Pennant seems to have 

 acted more judiciously than Linnaeus. I shall, 

 therefore, follow his example, and unite the two 

 genera, preserving the Otters or Lutrae distinct 

 from both. 



The general character of the Weesel tribe is a 

 certain slenderness and length of body; with a 

 sharpened visage, short legs, and, in most species, 

 a longish tail (though in some few it is short). 

 The disposition of the teeth may be seen in the 



