weasel Comparison Table

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weasel comparison table

Subject share den call be curious eat by kill by be intelligent have distribution make nest of have status have lifespan have name in French be aquatic live in spend the winter with live under be diurnal have picture live see trap for is a kind of kill for have habitat have scientific name have population density tame depend on be secretive be important to use be trapped for be rare be amphibious be have Family name

carnivore mammal

weasel carnivore Family Mustelidae

badger humans southern prairies blaireau d'Amérique large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft weasel open prairies, farmlands, parklands Taxidea taxus Family Mustelidae

black-footed ferret probably extinct in Canada putois d'Amérique enlarged rodent den in 1937 in the wild in Canada weasel arid, short-grass prairie Mustela nigripes Family Mustelidae

ermine stoat coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans all of Canada fur, feathers, grass, leaves hermine in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher weasel fur by humans boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores Mustella erminea mice Family Mustelidae

fisher humans pékan den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile weasel climax coniferous forest near water Martes pennanti Family Mustelidae

least weasel long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra belette pygmée mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow weasel stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests Mustela nivalis the smallest carnivore in Canada Family Mustelidae

long-tailed weasel southern Canada belette à longue queue weasel open grassland, aspen parklands, river bottom lands Mustela frenata Family Mustelidae

marten threatened in Newfoundland martre d'Amérique weasel old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest Martes americana fur industry Family Mustelidae

mink great horned owls, bobcats, red foxes, coyotes, wolves, black bears most of Canada south of the treeline except Newfoundland, Anticosti Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands vison d'Amérique den under the roots of trees, along stream banks, occasionally in beaver or muskrat lodges weasel Mustela vison 3 - 8.5 mink per square km of good habitat fur Family Mustelidae

river otter coyotes, wolves all of Canada except the high arctic up to 16 years in captivity loutre de rivière hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges fur weasel shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays Lontra canadensis Family Mustelidae

sea otter killer whale west coast of Canada about 8 years loutre de mer weasel the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts Enhydra lutris flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them Family Mustelidae

striped skunk great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher most of southern Canada mouffette rayée burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young weasel agricultural land, forest, along river valleys Mephitis mephitis 5.2 per square km of agricultural land Family Mustelidae

western spotted skunk in winter with other skunks domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl south-western British Columbia mouffette tachetée groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree weasel scrubland, canyons and farmland Spilogale gracilis 5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land Family Mustelidae

wolverine wolves, porcupines, humans northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island carcajou fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough weasel boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra Gulo gulo Family Mustelidae

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Subject	share den	call	be curious	eat by	kill by	be intelligent	have distribution	make nest of	have status	have lifespan	have name in French	be aquatic	live in	spend the winter with	live under	be diurnal	have picture	live	see	trap for	is a kind of	kill for	have habitat	have scientific name	have population density	tame	depend on	be secretive	be important to	use	be trapped for	be rare	be amphibious	be	have Family name
carnivore																					mammal
weasel																					carnivore														Family Mustelidae
badger					humans		southern prairies				blaireau d'Amérique		large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft								weasel		open prairies, farmlands, parklands	Taxidea taxus											Family Mustelidae
black-footed ferret									probably extinct in Canada		putois d'Amérique		enlarged rodent den						in 1937 in the wild in Canada		weasel		arid, short-grass prairie	Mustela nigripes											Family Mustelidae
ermine		stoat			coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans		all of Canada	fur, feathers, grass, leaves			hermine							in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher			weasel	fur by humans	boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores	Mustella erminea			mice								Family Mustelidae
fisher					humans						pékan		den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile								weasel		climax coniferous forest near water	Martes pennanti											Family Mustelidae
least weasel				long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats			much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra				belette pygmée		mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow								weasel		stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests	Mustela nivalis										the smallest carnivore in Canada	Family Mustelidae
long-tailed weasel							southern Canada				belette à longue queue										weasel		open grassland, aspen parklands, river bottom lands	Mustela frenata											Family Mustelidae
marten									threatened in Newfoundland		martre d'Amérique										weasel		old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest	Martes americana					fur industry						Family Mustelidae
mink				great horned owls, bobcats, red foxes, coyotes, wolves, black bears			most of Canada south of the treeline except Newfoundland, Anticosti Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands				vison d'Amérique		den under the roots of trees, along stream banks, occasionally in beaver or muskrat lodges								weasel			Mustela vison	3 - 8.5 mink per square km of good habitat						fur				Family Mustelidae
river otter				coyotes, wolves			all of Canada except the high arctic			up to 16 years in captivity	loutre de rivière		hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges							fur	weasel		shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays	Lontra canadensis											Family Mustelidae
sea otter				killer whale			west coast of Canada			about 8 years	loutre de mer										weasel		the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts	Enhydra lutris						flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them					Family Mustelidae
striped skunk				great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher			most of southern Canada				mouffette rayée		burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit	up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young							weasel		agricultural land, forest, along river valleys	Mephitis mephitis	5.2 per square km of agricultural land										Family Mustelidae
western spotted skunk	in winter with other skunks			domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl			south-western British Columbia				mouffette tachetée		groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree								weasel		scrubland, canyons and farmland	Spilogale gracilis	5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land										Family Mustelidae
wolverine					wolves, porcupines, humans		northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island				carcajou				fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough						weasel		boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra	Gulo gulo											Family Mustelidae