| The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. |
| If you can convert a man by callin' him a polecat, why, call him one, of course. |
| At heart, though, the ferret is a denizen of the countryside, a weasel closely related to the European polecat and the mink. |
| The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the deserts a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. |
| There are also jackals, wolves, the ichneumon and, possibly, a polecat. |
| As small predators there are fox, stone marten and pine marten, polecat and weasel. |
