European polecat  (Mustela putorius)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Mustelidae
Genus Mustela (1)
Size Tail length: 12-19 cm (4)
Head-body length: 35-51 cm (male)(4)
Weight 0.7-1.4 kg (4)
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Status

Partially protected under Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3). Listed under Schedule 3 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations (1994), Annex Va of the EC Habitats Directive, and Appendix III of the Bern Convention. Classified as a species of conservation concern by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, although not a priority species (5).