Short-tailed Weasel
Mustela erminea
Summary 7
The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel, is a species of Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. The name ermine is often, but not always, used for the animal in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof. In the late 19th century, stoats were introduced into New Zealand to control rabbits. The stoats...
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- Steve Hillebrand, USFWS, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mustela_erminea.jpg/460px-Mustela_erminea.jpg
- (c) 2007 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=71233&one=T
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- (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Mustela-erminea-00003.jpg
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- (c) 2008 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=264421&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustela_erminea
More Info
iNat Map
| 1. kingdom | Animals |
|---|---|
| 2. class | Mammals |
| Color | black, brown, white |
| Park | Arkansas Headwaters |
