Stoat-wheasel

Stoat-wheasel
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Carnivora;
Family:	Mustelidae;
Subfamily:	Mustelinae;
Genus:	Mustela;
Species:	M. erminea;
Binomial name
	Mustela erminea; Linnaeus, 1758
	; Stoat range; (green—native, red—introduced)

The stoat-wheasel or Scots ermine (Mustela erminea) is a wee mammal o the faimily Mustelidae. Aften uised as a moose-catcher.

References [edit]

↑ Reid, F. & Helgen, K. (2008). Mustela erminea. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red Leet o Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern