Ermine - Mustela Erminea Common Names Shorttailed Weasel, Stout The ermine is found all over Canada, northern USA, and Eurasia. The ermine lives in northern biomes such as taigas and tundras. htm (22 January 2002). "ermine.", wildlife Explorer (1997) USA International Masters Publishers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/ermine.htm
Extractions: Species: erminea environment. They make their dens in the old roots of a tree or in the crevice of a rock. Ermines are capable of having several dens. Ermines may make their dens in the roots of trees farther south, but there are no trees on the tundra. The ermine is a small animal that weighs between 3 - 15 ounces. The head and body length can range from 7 - 13 inches and the tail can grow up to 5 inches. The males are much longer than the females. In the spring and summer the ermine's coat is chocolate brown with a white underbelly and a black tip on the tail. In the winter the coat turns entirely white except for the black end of its tail. The ermine's flexible spine allows it to do the "marten run" in which the hind feet are tucked in by the front feet, causing the back to arch, and then extended. Since the ermine is a carnivore, it has 34 sharp teeth. It has short legs and a long body and neck. The head is triangular shaped with small round ears, small, bright eyes and long whiskers. The ermine is a carnivore and eats rabbits, small insects and rodents. Because of their sharp teeth they are able to catch animals larger than themselves.
Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources ermine are brown with white bellies during the summer, but are almost completely UtahDivision of wildlife Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and NatureServe. http://www.utahcdc.usu.edu/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=mustermi
Ermine (Mustela Erminea) Photo of ermine and links to species information National wildlife Federation. Photo of ermine, track and sign characteristics, description, similar species, breeding, http://www.nenature.com/Ermine.htm
Extractions: Click to enlarge Animal Diversity Web Geographic range, physical characteristics, food habits, reproduction, behavior, habitat and conservation information Utah Division of Wildlife Resouces Photo of ermine and brief description Friends of the Hylebos Wetlands Photo of ermine, appearance, taxonomy, geographical distribution and habitat, ecological lifestyle Mammal Field Guides From our Nature Bookstore - in association with Amazon.com Birds Butterflies Mammals Bookstore ... Outdoor Gear
ADF&G's Wildlife Notebook Series: Weasels Weasels. There are two species of weasels in Alaska the shorttailed weaselor ermine (Mustela erminea) and the least weasel (Mustela rixosa). http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/furbear/weasels.htm
Extractions: Notebook Home Search Contact Us There are two species of weasels in Alaska: the short-tailed weasel or ermine Mustela erminea ) and the least weasel Mustela rixosa These furbearers are the smallest members of the family Mustelidae. Other species of mustelids in Alaska include mink, marten, river otter, sea otter, and wolverine. Weasels are more common than most people realize. Because they are small, they usually pass unnoticed unless caught in a trap or revealed by their tracks in fresh snow. Weasel tracks resemble those of the larger mink. They generally show four toe prints. The little toe seldom shows except in fresh snow or mud. Each weasel footprint is oval-shaped. In the snow, a single footprint will measure approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length and slightly less in width. The front feet of a running weasel strike the ground before the hind feet. Usually, one of the front feet falls slightly ahead of the other. The hind feet usually land in the tracks made by the front feet. Thus, the trail often appears as pairs of slightly offset prints. The distance between sets of prints is approximately 13 inches (33 cm). General description: In summer, both weasels are medium to dark brown above, with yellowish white underparts. Both species turn white in winter. The larger of the two is the short-tailed species. It can reach 15 inches (38 cm) in length and 7 ounces (198 g) in weight. The least weasel well deserves its title of the smallest living carnivore. It reaches a maximum length of 10 inches (25 cm) and a weight of 3 ounces (85 g). The short-tailed weasel's tail is one-fourth to one-third of the total body length while the least weasel's tail length comprises only about 15 percent of total body length. During all seasons the tip of short-tailed weasel's tail is black. The tail of the least weasel contains only a few black hairs.
Extractions: arctic ground squirrel - birds - whales - harp seal - walrus ANIMALS that live on LAND POLAR BEARS spend most of their time on the pack ice or in the water, where they can hunt their favorite food - the ringed seal. The white fur helps the bear sneak up on seals that are laying on the ice packs. If the bear sees a seal's breathing hole, it waits by the hole and drags the seal out as soon as its head appears. In the summer it is harder to catch seals, so before summer comes, the bears eat as much as they can to get fat, then live off the fat in their bodies. Females dig dens in the snow where they hibernate during the worst part of the winter. The cubs are born in the den. polar bear waits for a seal *** more about the POLAR BEAR CARIBOU are members of the deer family. They move across the Arctic in large herds. Caribou eat moss, lichen and green plants. For the winter they go to the forests of the south where trees give them protection from the wind and the snow. In the spring the caribou leave the forests and go to the tundra to have their calves. A baby caribou is able to stand and walk an hour after it is born. It can run when it is a day old. The baby has enemies like wolves, bears and eagles. *** more about the CARIBOU THE MUSK OXEN have thick overcoats of shaggy long straight hair that hang down to the ground. Their undercoats are thick brown fleece. Some of the coat is shed in the summer. They huddle together in groups for protection and to keep warm. When wolves attack, the musk oxen form a circle around the calves. The adults face outward and use their sharp horns for defence.
LEMMINGS - Arctic Wildlife The ermine (weasel), Arctic fox , Snowy Owl, wolf and wolverine are just someof their enemies. ermine (weasels) can fit down the lemmings' burrows. http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/arctic/lemming.html
Extractions: Lemmings live in the treeless areas of Northern Canada. In the winter lemmings live in burrows in the snow. They make many snow tunnels. They are safe from the cold and wind. Their underground burrows have rest areas, bathrooms and nesting rooms. Lemmings make nests out of grasses, feathers and musk ox wool.
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MSN Learning & Research - Search Results - Ermine ermine, name given to various species of weasel, particularly during wildlife Canadian wildlife heraldry Pennsylvania wildlife Scottish wildlife Siberian wildlife* more http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/fromTools/find.asp?brand=elibrary&q1=ermine
MSN Learning & Research - Search Results - Ermine AND Street ermine, name given to various species of weasel, particularly during wildlife Canadian wildlife heraldry Pennsylvania wildlife Scottish wildlife Siberian wildlife* more http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/fromTools/find.asp?brand=elibrary&q1=Ermine+AND+
Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources Note Approximately 100 additional vertebrate wildlife species (primarily birds) accidentally occur in Utah from time to time ermine, MUSTELA ermineA. http://www.utahcdc.usu.edu/rsgis2/Search/SearchSelection.asp?Group=MAMMALIA&Spec
ALASKA.com | Alaska Wildlife Photo Gallery Alaska wildlife Photo Gallery Other Galleries » Scenic Activities Denali. ermine's winter home. ermine's winter home An ermine http://www.alaska.com/akcom/galleries/wildlife/v-6/
Predation By Ermine And Long-tailed Weasels On Duck Eggs ermine (Mustela erminea) and longtailed weasel (M. frenata) predation on duck eggswas studied at Union Slough National wildlife Refuge, Kossuth County, Iowa http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/symabs/ermine.htm
Collared Pika - Mammals - Department Of Environment - Government Government of Yukon Departments Environment Fish wildlife Information Mammals Collared Pika such as a hawk, owl, grizzly or ermine (shorttailed http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/fishwild/pika.shtml
Littleport Wildlife Observations In June 2001 June 27th 2001 Several moths caught overnight including Elephant Hawkmoth, Buffermine(2) , White ermine (5), Flame (2) Heart and Dart (2), Lesser Swallow http://www.littleport-natural-history.org.uk/june.htm
Littleport Wildlife Observations In July 2001 Magpie (3), Dot moth (4), Shuttle Shaped Dart (12), White Satin (1). Ruby Tiger(1), Dark Arches (9), Silver Y (5), Grey Dagger (1), Buff ermine (2), Early http://www.littleport-natural-history.org.uk/july.htm
Extractions: M.V light set up overnight in Victoria Street several moths caught including Leopard moth (1), Herald (1), Large Yellow Underwing (7), Lesser Yellow Underwing (14), Swallow Prominent (3), Small Magpie (3), Dot moth (4), Shuttle Shaped Dart (12), White Satin (1). Ruby Tiger (1), Dark Arches (9), Silver Y (5), Grey Dagger (1), Buff Ermine (2), Early Thorn (1), Poplar Kitten (1)
April 2003 Jack Whitman, a wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,once encountered an ermine that challenged him for a Dall sheep liver. http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/wildlife/geninfo/wildlife_news/april03/weasels.htm
Extractions: Unsubscribe Q: A little white weasel with a black-tipped tail jumped in front of me when I was hiking recently. What was it? A: You saw an ermine, also known as a short tailed weasel. These sleek little predators are much more common than people realize, but because they're small, quick and camouflaged they often go unnoticed. Ermine are about a foot long and weigh seven or eight ounces. An ermine skull looks like a tiny wolverine skull, and that makes sense, as the ermine is the second-smallest member of the weasel family. The wolverine is the biggest, at about 50 pounds, and in Alaska this family of agile predators ranges in size from otters and wolverines to fishers, cat-size marten, mink, ermine and the little least weasel, the smallest carnivore on earth at just two ounces. Other mustelids - or weasel cousins - include ferrets, skunks and badgers. Ermine are one of the most widespread carnivores in the northern hemisphere. They're called stoats in Europe, and they're found across Eurasia, northern North America and throughout Alaska, except in the Western Aleutians and Bering Sea islands.
