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The least weasel does not dig its own den, but nests in the abandoned burrow of another species such as a mole or rat. [32] The burrow entrance measures about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) across and leads to the nest chamber located up to 15 cm (5.9 in) below ground.
The long-tailed weasel was originally described in the genus Mustela with the name Mustela frenata by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1831. [3] [4] In 1993, the classification, Mustela frenata, was accepted into the second edition of the Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference, which was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press. [4]
Home range size does not appear to be related to body size for either sex. [24] Home range size ranged from 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km 2 ) in Maine to 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km 2 ) in Minnesota for males, and 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km 2 ) in Maine to 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km 2 ) in Wisconsin for females.
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. They do, on the other hand, eat large numbers of rodents. Their range spans Europe, North America, much of Asia and South America, and small areas in North Africa.
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The fauna of Louisiana is characterized by the region's low swamplands, bayous, creeks, woodlands, coastal marshlands and beaches, and barrier islands covering an estimated 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometers), corresponding to 40 percent of Louisiana's total land area.