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Least weasel

Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Mustela nivalis

The Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) is the smallest living carnivore on the planet! Its length rarely exceeds 23 centimeters. It has reddish-ginger fur, which is brighter than that of most other weasels, with white belly fur. In the northern parts of its range it has pure white fur in winter, as camouflage for snow and therefore is called the Snow Weasel in some northern regions, and is called Snow Mouse in Norway and Sweden. They live highly solitair and even mating does not go without a fight!

Facts about the least weasel

Conservation: Although least weasels are not protected, they are under no threat as a species.

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Least weasels are highly solitary, and even mating does not occur without a fight.

Male least weasels are 10 inches long including the tail.

Male Least Weasels are sexually mature at eight months and females at four months, though they seldom breed in their birth year.

The Least Weasel is found throughout the northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America, except for Ireland and eastern Canada; it extends as far south as North Africa.

The Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the smallest member of the weasel genus, Mustela and indeed the smallest living carnivore.

Weasel Drawing by Jimmy Description The least weasel is the world's smallest carnivore.

  Mustela Nivalis is the Latin name for a species called the Least Weasel.

Least weasels are found throughout the Palearctic region (excluding Ireland, the Arabian Pennisula, and the Arctic Isles), in Japan, and in the Nearctic, from Alaska and northern Canada south to Wyoming and North Carolina (Honacki, 1982). (Full text)

A többféle vadászható faj (fácán, fogoly, nyúl, õz, róka) mellett a védett menyét (Mustela nivalis) is látható. (Full text)

Emlõsök közül említést érdemel a borz (Meles meles) és a menyét (Mustela nivalis) is. (Full text)

De wezel (Mustela nivalis) is een roofdier uit de familie van marterachtigen (Mustelidae). (Full text)

Least weasels are dark brown with light underparts in the summer, and characteristically turn white during the winter. (Full text)

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the world's smallest carnivore and, at a mere 20 cm long, it is more diminutive than most of the lemmings and voles that it preys upon. (Full text)

Least weasels are long and slender, with a long neck, a narrow head, and short limbs. (Full text)

The baby least weasels are weaned at four to five weeks and the mother hunts for them until they are 4 weeks old. (Full text)

The least weasel is the smallest carnivore in the world. (Full text)

Discussion The smallest living carnivore, the Least Weasel is seldom seen and rarely trapped, and does not appear to be common in any part of its range. (Full text)

The Common weasel (Mustela nivalis) is almost identical in appearance and size, but feeds on much smaller prey such as voles and mice. (Full text)

(Least Weasel is 20 centimeters (about 11 inches) long. (Full text)

Least weasels are found only in the northern half of the state. (Full text)

The least weasel is the smallest meat eating animal. (Full text)

least weasel is long and slender with a flat narrow head and short limbs. (Full text)