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| ermine (Mustella erminea) | ||||
| subject | fact | |||
| ermine | depends on mice |  |
| has distribution all of Canada | | |
| has habitat boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores | | |
| has name in French hermine | | |
has picture  | | |
| has scientific name Mustella erminea | | |
| is curious | | |
| is also called stoat | | |
| is killed by coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans | | |
| is killed for fur by humans | | |
| is a kind of weasel | | |
| lives in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher | | |
| makes nest of fur, feathers, grass, leaves | | |
| weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
Kinds of ermine :
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