List of fictional musteloids

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Members of the Musteloidea family of carnivorans, including weasels, ferrets, minks, otters, martens, skunks, raccoons, red pandas and badgers, often appear in works of fiction as named characters. Some may be anthropomorphic while others may be depicted as more realistic animals.

Animation

A statue of Mei Lee from Turning Red in Toronto, Ontario.
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Becky and Stacy American badger The Penguins of Madagascar A pair of female badger twins. [1]
Buck Weasel Ice Age A weasel with a Baryonyx nemesis named Rudy. [2]
Carl Raccoon Carl the Collector A young anthropomorphic raccoon with autism. [3]
Mei Lee Red panda Turning Red A young girl with the ability to transform into a red panda. [4]
Minerva Mink Mink Animaniacs A seductive anthropomorphic mink who causes cartoonish hijinks from the characters attracted to her. [5]
Pepé Le Pew Striped skunk Looney Tunes A French anthropomorphic skunk. [6]
Rascal Raccoon Rascal the Raccoon A raccoon adopted by a young boy, inspired by the real childhood pet of Sterling North. [7]
Retsuko Red panda Aggretsuko An anthropomorphic red panda that sings death metal to release frustration from her job. [8][9]
Rigby Raccoon Regular Show An anthropomorphic raccoon and the best friend of Mordecai the blue jay. [10]
Sniz & Fondue Ferret Sniz & Fondue A zany pair of ferret roommates. [11]
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Comics

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Bonobono Sea otter Bonobono The sea otter protagonist of a gag manga. [12]
Fungo Squiggly Ferret Get Fuzzy The ferret antagonist. [13]
Lylla Otter Marvel Comics A supporting character of Rocket Raccoon. [14][15]
Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah Skunk Pogo Originally Porky Pine's love interest. [16]
Okojo-san Ermine Okojo-san A pet ermine living in an apartment complex. [17]
Peach Ferret Peach Fuzz A pet ferret who believes herself to be a princess. [18]
Rocket Raccoon Raccoon Marvel Comics An anthropomorphic raccoon who is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. [19]
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Literature

A statue of Tarka in Bideford, Devon.
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Mr. Badger Badger The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame An anthropomorphic badger who is the wise elder of his friend group. [20]
Mudge the Otter Otter Spellsinger by Alan Dean Foster An anthropomorphic otter who is the best friend and traveling companion of Jonathan Thomas Meriweather. [21]
Pantalaimon Marten Northern Lights by Philip Pullman A dæmon who frequently takes the form of a pine marten or an ermine. [22]
Sredni Vashtar Polecat–ferret hybrid Sredni Vashtar by Saki The pet of a sickly 10-year-old boy that deifies the animal. [23]
Tarka Eurasian otter Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson An otter living in Devon. [24]
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Note: The Ferret Chronicles has dozens of named ferret characters not listed here, and the Redwall series has hundreds of ferret, stoat, otter, and weasel characters not listed here.

Live action

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Lylla Otter Marvel Cinematic Universe The film version of Lylla from Marvel Comics. [14][15]
Rocket Raccoon Marvel Cinematic Universe The film version of Rocket Raccoon from Marvel Comics. [25]
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Mascots

Chiitan in 2018.
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Bucky Badger Badger University of Wisconsin–Madison The official mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wisconsin Badgers. [26]
Chiitan Asian small-clawed otter Koh Hashibiro An unofficial mascot of Susaki, Kōchi. [27]
Indi Raccoon Atlético Madrid The official mascot of Atlético Madrid. [28]
T-Rac Raccoon Tennessee Titans The official mascot of the Tennessee Titans. [29]
Udo Red panda University of Mannheim The official mascot of the University of Mannheim. [30][31]
Roni Raccoon 1980 Winter Olympics An official Winter Olympic mascot. [32]
Otto Sea otter 2002 Winter Paralympics An official Paralympic mascot. [33]
Tina and Milo Stoat 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Official Olympic and Paralympic mascots. [34]
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Video games

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Koppa Ferret Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Koppa is a talking ferret companion of Shiren the Wanderer. [35][36]
Raccoon Raccoon Kemono Friends A moe raccoon girl from the Kemono Friends mobile game and anime. [37]
Rufus Raccoon Fortnite An anthropomorphic male raccoon skin. [38]
Sly Cooper Raccoon Sly Cooper A gentleman thief raccoon. [39]
Tom Nook Raccoon Animal Crossing In the original Japanese versions of Animal Crossing games, Tom Nook is a tanuki, which is not a musteloid. However, he is called a raccoon in international translations. [40]
Typhlosion Honey badger Pokémon A fire-type Pokémon species based on a honey badger. [41]
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