Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/Ermine

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: New Zealand; Tundra
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/Ermine

Mammal ID common name = Ermine latin name = Mustela erminea image = Mustela erminea upright.jpg image caption = Ermine family = Mustelidae size = Ranging in length from 7 14 inches (18 35cm) overall with tail length 2 6 inches (5 15cm) of total length or approximately 30 45% of the length of the body. Weight is 2 5 ounces (57 142g) {{Citation last= King first=C year=1983 title= Mustela Erminea periodical= Mammalian Species volume=195 pages=(1–8) url=http //www.science.smith.edu/msi/pdf/i0076 3519 195 01 0001.pdf accessdate= (October 16 2012) Citation last= Minnesota Department of Natural Resources year=(2012) title= Short Tailed Weasel (Ermine). url=http //www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/weasel.html accessdate= (October 16 2012) description =The ermine resembles a small weasel and exhibits a long slender body a short tail short legs and a pointed head with small rounded ears round black eyes long whiskers. Fur is reddish brown on the back and creamy white on the front or underside during warmer months becoming all white in the winter. similar = The ermine has a shorter tail than other weasel species and is slightly smaller overall. The mink is a much larger cousin to the ermine. range = The ermine is widely populated in the northern portions of Europe Asia and North America. In the US they are mostly distributed north of a line between Oregon and Pennsylvania and throughout Minnesota though there are known populations as far south as New Mexico. Ermines were also introduced in New Zealand but are not native to the islands. Citation last= IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) year=(2010) title= Mustela Erminea url=http //www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=98 fr=1 sts= lang=EN accessdate= (October 16 2012) Citation year=(2003) title= Mustela erminea periodical= NatureServe url=http //www.natureserve.org accessdate= (October 16 2012) habitat = Ermines can be found in all types of forests prairies farmlands and tundra essentially anywhere they can find a viable food supply – they do not avoid ...