Long-tailed Weasel

Mammals > Mustelids & Weasels

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Long-tailed WeaselScientific Name: Mustela frenataCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Mustelids & WeaselsSize: Head-body length 23 to 35 cm (9 to 14 in); black-tipped tail 10 to 16 cm (4 to 6 in)Weight: 85 to 350 g (3 to 12 oz); males much...

Siberian Weasel

Mammals > Carnivorans

Overview AT A GLANCE Common Name: Siberian Weasel Scientific Name: Mustela sibirica Category: Mammals Subcategory: Carnivorans Size: Body length: 28-39 cm (11-15 in); Tail length: 15-21 cm (6-8 in); Males significantly larger than females Weight: 350-850 g (12-30 oz)...

Marbled Polecat

Mammals > Carnivorans

OverviewThe Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna) is an extraordinary, vividly patterned small mustelid native to the vast, windswept dry steppes, semi-deserts, and arid plateaus of southeastern Europe and Central Asia. Renowned among carnivoran biologists for sporting...

African Clawless Otter

Mammals > Carnivorans

OverviewThe African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), also celebrated as the Cape Clawless Otter or Groototter, is the second-largest freshwater otter on Earth and a formidable semiaquatic predator native to the river basins and coastal waters of sub-Saharan Africa....

Least Weasel

Mammals > Carnivorans

OverviewThe Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) is the smallest member of the order Carnivora on Earth, reigning as a ferocious, hyperactive micro-predator across the northern continents. Despite weighing less than an apple, this tiny, fearless mustelid possesses an...