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Weasel. Weasels / ˈwiːzəlz / are mammals of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus Mustela includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and European mink. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae, or mustelids (which also includes badgers ...
Least weasels driven from a mountain hare carcass by a stoat, as illustrated in Barrett-Hamilton's A History of British Mammals. The least weasel is small enough to be preyed upon by a range of other predators. [38] Least weasel remains have been found in the excrement of red foxes, sables, steppe and forest polecat, stoats, eagle owls and ...
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 ...
The long-tailed weasel ( Neogale frenata ), also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel ( Mustela erminea ), also known as a "stoat", a close relation in the genus Mustela that originated in Eurasia and crossed into ...
The American marten is a long, slender-bodied weasel about the size of a mink with relatively large, rounded ears, short limbs, and a bushy tail. American marten have a roughly triangular head and sharp nose. Their long, silky fur ranges in color from pale yellowish buff to tawny brown to almost black.
List of mustelids. Six extant mustelid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Martes, Meles, Lutra, Gulo, Mustela, and Mellivora. Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera. A member of this family is called a ...
Pallas, 1773. Siberian weasel range. (green – native, red – introduced) The Siberian weasel or kolonok ( Mustela sibirica) is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas. It is therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Mountain weasel. The mountain weasel ( Mustela altaica ), also known as the pale weasel, Altai weasel or solongoi, primarily lives in high-altitude environments, as well as rocky tundra and grassy woodlands. [ 2] This weasel rests in rock crevices, tree trunks, and abandoned burrows of other animals or the animals it previously hunted.