Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mustela
Scientific Name: Mustela nivalis
Common Name: Weasel
Types of Weasels
1. Ferret
2. Stoat
3. Least Weasel
4. European Mink
5. Siberian Weasel
6. Long-tailed Weasel
7. Black-footed Ferret
8. Japanese Weasel
9. Polecat-mink hybrid
10. Mountain Weasel
11. Steppe Polecat
12. Egyptian Weasel
13. Yellow-bellied Weasel
14. Back-striped Weasel
15. Amazon Weasel
16. Malayan Weasel
17. Colombian Weasel
18. Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Diet: Mice, Lemmings and Voles
Predators: Hawks, Foxes, and Snakes
Active at night
Usually solitary animals
Life span 1 to 3 years
Age of Maturity about 2 years
Birthing period is up to five weeks
Litter size is about 5
Young are called kitten
Weaning for kittens are 8 weeks old.