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/Home/Sciences/Life Sciences/Animals & Pets/Wildlife/Mustelidae/Ermine AnimalWeb Votes:0 Thursday, November 22, 2007 Read More Go to Site Ermine Votes:0 Ermine Mustela erminea This bold little carnivore, scarcely 30 cm long, is found throughout all of Canada, the western United States, Europe, and Asia. In summer, its coat is a rich chocolate brown except for the undersides of the body and legs. In winter, the colour changes to a clear white, broken only by a black tip on the tail. Muscular, agile, and curious, they have been known to clamber up a human's clothing to reach food, or to attack someone who releases them from a trap. They are seen occasionally during daylight hours but are primarily nocturnal in activity. Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use. Others build dens in hollow logs, under tree roots, or in abandoned buildings. The ermine's diet consists primarily of mice, bu Read More Go to Site Mammals » Ferrets » Ermine Main Page Votes:0 2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Mammals Page Central Ferrets Page Ermine (you are here) Common Name: Ermine Related Pages: More Photos Articles & Stories Books Magazines Clubs Breeders Pet Products Pet Webcams Links Page Printer Friendly Corrections Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians Pet Shops Pet Adoptions Service Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Mammals eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds Fish & More Reptiles & More Insects & More Ermine Photo: Tia More Photos / Submit a Photo Common Name: Ermine Other Common Names: Stoat, Short Tailed Weasel Scientific Name: Mustela erminea (Full Taxonomy) Group: Origin or Range: North America, Asia and Europe Relative Size: Average (as compared to other ferrets) Av Read More Go to Site Northwestern Ontario Mammal Species - Fisher Votes:0 BACK Common Mammal Species of Northwestern Ontario BIRDS FISHES REPTILES INSECTS Mustela erminea Ermine Description Distinguishing Features - Overall colouration - in summer, brown upperparts; creamy legs, sides and chest. Tail, long, tipped in black. In winter, colouration is pure white except for black-tipped tail. Size - Male: 25.4 - 33 cm (10 - 13 in) Female: 21.5 - 26 cm (8.5 - 10.25 in) Habitat Wide range throughout Northwestern Ontario, in coniferous and mixedwood forests; also shrub areas, lakeshores and forest edges. Diet Primarily small rodents; also reptiles, fish, birds, eggs, insects, worms and carrion. Notes The ermine has a very high metabolic rate which makes it a very effective and agile hunter. However, its slim body shape dictates that it must eat often to survive. Even Read More Go to Site

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