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Siberian weasel
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Mustela sibirica
The Siberian weasel is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Siberian weasel
The females are called 'bitch, doe or jill' and males 'buck, dog, hub or jack'. A Siberian weasel group is called a 'boogle'.Countries
Bhutan, Burma, China, India, Korea, North, Korea, South, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
Facts about the Siberian weasel
Siberian weasel is distributed in the Himalayas from Kashmir eastward through Himachal Pradesh (Chamba), Uttar Pradesh (Garhwal), Sikkim (Pocock 1941), West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh (Corbet & Hill 1992, ZSI 1992, Choudhury
In Taiwan, Siberian weasels are mainly found in secondary forests at elevations of 1400-1700m. (Full text)
The mean length of D-loop in Siberian weasel is 1038. (Full text)
The Siberian weasel is yellow-brown in summer, bright yellow ochre in winter. (Full text)
Siberian weasel is put artificially, and they extend distribution. (Full text)
But, Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) is the most common predator in these forests. (Full text)