The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) in length and greater than 44 percent of the head-body length. This is the only other member of the weasel ...

Powell found the hawks had less success catching short- and long-tailed weasel models when they had a black spot on their tail. He writes “observers occasionally noted hawks attempted to grasp ...

Today we meet the long-tailed weasel, a high-energy predator that may be dancing for two very different reasons.The long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) is known as the comadreja de cola larga or more ...

Link Olson holds the skull of a short-tailed weasel that a mountaineer donated to the University of Alaska Museum of the North. (Photo provided by University of Alaska Museum of the North) ...

Susan Pike's Nature News column is a great gift. Dec. 8 − To the Editor: Did you know the short-tailed weasel retains a black tip at the end of its tail when the rest of its coat turns white for ...

The weasel species M. erminea, found in North America and Eurasia, is also called an ermine, short-tailed weasel, or a stoat, depending on its location.They may be cute, but weasels in general ...

I first met short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea) in the fall when he was painted leaf brown and sported splotches of opalescent pearl. When I realized that he had taken up residence under a small ...

Weasels may look cute and cuddly, but trust us: you don't want to get too close to these little beasts. Here are seven things you might not know about the fierce furballs.

Mongoose vs. Weasel: How do these small predators differ on the basis ... robust build, broader head, rounded ears, long bushy tail, up to 2 ft: Smaller size, sleek soft fur, narrow head, pointed ...

The tail length of minks vs weasels also differs, with mink tails growing much longer than weasel tails on average. A final ...

The short-tailed weasel, Mustela ermine, and long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata, are both in the Mustelidae, or weasel, family. Known for being ferocious predators, these tiny weasels commonly ...