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Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata

The Long-tailed Weasel is a small, playful animal with a long body and a fluffy tail. They are very quick and love to explore their surroundings, making them fun to watch in the wild!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Long-tailed Weasel has a long, slender body with short legs and reddish-brown fur on its back and sides, contrasting with a creamy white or yellow belly. Its most distinctive feature is a long tail tipped with black, even when its coat turns white in winter.

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Long-tailed Weasel
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Long-tailed Weasel

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

Snaps

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Datos interesantes

A group of weasels is called a 'boogle' or sometimes a 'gang'!

Despite their small size, they can take down prey much larger than themselves!

They often line their dens with fur from their prey to keep warm!

They sometimes perform a 'weasel war dance' to confuse prey before attacking!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Shadow Shifter

Long-tailed Weasel can change its fur from brown to white in winter because of seasonal camouflage, helping them hide in snow.

Habilidad

Burrow Bender

Long-tailed Weasel has a super flexible body that helps them squeeze into tiny rodent tunnels to hunt their prey.

Habilidad

Energy Dynamo

Long-tailed Weasel can hunt almost constantly because of its high metabolism, requiring them to eat a lot of food daily.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
30-50 cm
Peso
0.08-0.45 kg
Esperanza de vida
1-3 años
Top Speed
25 km/h
Tamaño de la camada
4-9
Gestación
205-337 días

Dieta y alimentación

A fierce little hunter that loves to eat small mammals, birds, and sometimes insects.

Alimentos principales

  • Mice
  • Voles
  • Rabbits
  • Chipmunks
  • Small birds
  • Insects

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Deer Mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

A primary source of food in its habitat.

hunts

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Skilled at entering their burrows for a meal.

hunts

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Can tackle prey much larger than itself.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Vulnerable to nocturnal raptors.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

A predator in open landscapes.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

If you see a weasel, watch quietly from a distance and don’t try to touch it.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Long-tailed Weasel?

30-50 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Long-tailed Weasel?

0.08-0.45 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Long-tailed Weasel?

1-3 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Long-tailed Weasel?

25 km/h

¿Qué come Long-tailed Weasel?

A fierce little hunter that loves to eat small mammals, birds, and sometimes insects.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Long-tailed Weasel?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Long-tailed Weasel?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la camada de Long-tailed Weasel?

4-9

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