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Quite certain it is a Long-tailed Weasel,in winter coat,sometimes called Ermine. A Short-tailed Weasel wouldn't typically occur in this habitat,as they usually occur at higher elevations in the mountains locally, also it was too big to be a Short-tailed Weasel,about a foot long,not including tail.
I thought the ermine (or Stoat) was a different species, M. erminea? They both seem to occur in this area, but your 2nd photo shows a pretty stout tail, which would make me think ermine and not long-tailed weasel.
They both turn white in winter,and either can be called Ermine in winter plumage. Tail length is variable,and not a reliable way to tell them apart,although this one has a pretty long tail,as seen in the second photo(the black tip is hidden in shadow). Like I said,Short-tailed would not occur in this habitat,and it was too big to be a Short-tailed,as our Short-tailed Weasels are the smallest in the world( M. erminea muricus)
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observations start as "casual" grade, and achieve
"research" grade when
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identification is one that matches exactly or is of a child taxon of the
observer's ID. For example, if Scott says it's a mammal and Ken-ichi
says it's Homo sapiens, then Ken-ichi agrees with Scott.
the observation has a date
the observation is georeferenced (i.e. has lat/lon coordinates)
the observation has a photo
Observations will revert to "casual" grade if the above conditions aren't met or
the community agrees the location doesn't looks accurate (e.g. monkeys in the middle of the ocean, hippos in office buildings, etc.)
the community agrees the organism isn't wild/naturalized (e.g. captive or cultivated by humans or intelligent space aliens)
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Quite certain it is a Long-tailed Weasel,in winter coat,sometimes called Ermine. A Short-tailed Weasel wouldn't typically occur in this habitat,as they usually occur at higher elevations in the mountains locally, also it was too big to be a Short-tailed Weasel,about a foot long,not including tail.
I thought the ermine (or Stoat) was a different species, M. erminea? They both seem to occur in this area, but your 2nd photo shows a pretty stout tail, which would make me think ermine and not long-tailed weasel.
They both turn white in winter,and either can be called Ermine in winter plumage. Tail length is variable,and not a reliable way to tell them apart,although this one has a pretty long tail,as seen in the second photo(the black tip is hidden in shadow). Like I said,Short-tailed would not occur in this habitat,and it was too big to be a Short-tailed,as our Short-tailed Weasels are the smallest in the world( M. erminea muricus)
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