stoat

📅 Updated:2023-05-30

🕒 Created:2018-12-18

🆔 ID:22943

Description

The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel, is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.

Mass: Male: 9.1 oz (257.5 g) (Adult)

Trophic level: Carnivorous

Did you know: The stoat is a small predatory mammal and is also known as the ermine or short-tailed weasel. The fur of its mostly white winter or ermine phase was once highly sought after for higher-end fashions.