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In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (M. nivalis), [1] the smallest carnivoran species. [ 2 ] Least weasels vary in length from 173 to 217 mm ( 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 to 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), [ 3 ] females being smaller than the males, and usually have red or brown upper coats and white bellies; some populations ...
The least weasel ( Mustela nivalis ), little weasel, common weasel, or simply weasel is the smallest member of the genus Mustela, family Mustelidae and order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Malta, Crete, the Azores, and São Tomé. It is classified as least concern by ...
The Mustelidae ( / mʌˈstɛlɪdiː /; [ 2 ] from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids ( / ˈmʌstɪlɪdz / [ 3 ] ), they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about ...
Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the Weasels of North America. The long-tailed weasel is the product of a process begun 5–7 million years ago, when northern forests were replaced by open grassland, thus prompting an explosive evolution of small, burrowing rodents.
Linnaeus, 1758. Stoat range (includes M. richardsonii and M. haidarum ) native. introduced. The stoat ( Mustela erminea ), also known as the Eurasian ermine or ermine, is a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North America. Because of its wide circumpolar distribution, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red ...
Conservation area in Lytham St Annes. Some of the key legislation which governs conservation issues in the UK. This list is not exhaustive. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Badgers Act 1991. Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Environment Act 1995. Environmental Protection Act 1990. Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
There is marked variation in the use of conservation area status across England, with coverage ranging from 100% of properties in the Isles of Scilly (which is one large conservation area) through an average of 17% in London (although some boroughs have over 50% coverage) to under 5% in about 30% of local authority areas.
This is a list of ants of Great Britain, including endemic and introduced species.Compared with much of the rest of Europe, Great Britain has a smaller number of ants.The size and diversity of ant species in any area is largely determined by the highest summer soil temperature, and this being so, it is not surprising that the greatest concentration of different species is centred in the warmer ...