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English: Long-tailed Weasel in North Seattle, Washington State, United States of America on Wednesday 2 June 2021, picture taken by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi. I, Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, took this picture on foot when crouched watching the weasel in the backyard. I did not edit/alter the picture between taking it and uploading it to Wikimedia ...
Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the Weasels of North America. The long-tailed weasel is the product of a process begun 5–7 million years ago, when northern forests were replaced by open grassland, thus prompting an explosive evolution of small, burrowing rodents.
The American marten is a long, slender-bodied weasel about the size of a mink with relatively large, rounded ears, short limbs, and a bushy tail. American marten have a roughly triangular head and sharp nose. Their long, silky fur ranges in color from pale yellowish buff to tawny brown to almost black.
The orca is the state mammal of Washington. The list of mammals of Washington lists mammalian species that live in the U.S. state of Washington, [1] [2] including 9 introduced mammal species. [3] The list does not include species found exclusively in captivity.
"Mink, unlike short-tailed (ermine) and long-tailed weasels, do not have white pelage in winter but are typically a rich brown color and can have white patches on the chin, throat and sometime ...
Short-tailed weasel. Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae. North American river otter, Lontra canadensis, rivers, lakes, ponds - C; Pacific marten, Martes caurina, coniferous forests - R; Short-tailed weasel, Mustela richardsonii, coniferous forests and meadows - C, EN; Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata, open forests and meadows - C
N. f. washingtoni (Washington long-tailed weasel) N. f. xanthogenys (California long-tailed weasel) North America, Central America, and northern South America:
They have long, slender bodies, which enable them to follow their prey into burrows. Their tails may be from 34 to 52 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 to 2 in) long. [3] Weasels feed on small mammals and have from time to time been considered vermin because some species took poultry from farms or rabbits from commercial warrens.