A ferret is called a polecat in europe 
What type of animal is a ferret?
Its similar to a weasel its like a long furry tube cat or pole cat
Is it a rodent?
Its more in the weasel class and has black brown or white fur
How common are they?
domestication is uncertain, like that of most other domestic animals, but it is likely that they have been domesticated for at least 2,500 years. They are still used for hunting rabbits in some parts of the world, but increasingly they are kept only as pets.
Being so closely related to polecats, ferrets easily hybridize with them, and this has occasionally resulted in feral colonies of polecat–ferret hybrids that have caused damage to native fauna, especially in New Zealand. As a result, New Zealand and some other
Polecat (disambiguation)
Polecat ("Mustelinae") is a carnivorous mammal related to the weasel. Its domesticated variety is referred to as ferret.
Polecat may also refer to:
Animals.
- Skunk ("Mephitidae"), similar-looking but only distantly related species
Places.
Places United States.
- Polecat, Tennessee
- Polecat Landing, South Carolina
- Pole Cat Crossing, Wisconsin
Organizations or group names.
- Norwest Polecats, a Rugby League club playing out of