Stoat  (Mustela erminea)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Mustelidae
Genus Mustela (1)
Size Head/body length: Males 275-312 mm (2)
Head/body length: females 242-292 mm (2)
Tail length: 95- 140 mm (2)
Weight Weight of females: 140 - 280 g (2)
Weight of males: 200 - 445 g (2)
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Status

Listed under Appendix III of the Bern Convention, and classified as a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, but not a priority species (6).