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long-tailed weasel
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species of mammal
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The long-tailed weasel, scientifically named *Mustela frenata*, is a species within the weasel group. It is also referred to by the common names Comedreja Andina and Langschwanzwiesel. The organism has a gestation period of 271 days.
Its taxonomic range includes Brazil. The species is classified with a conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2016.
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Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 8.8 years (captivity) Observations: Males first mate when they are about one year of age (Virginia Hayssen et al. 1993). One specimen lived 8.8 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005). Maximum longevity could be slightly underestimated, though.
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Described at
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Mustela frenata
- Commons category
- Mustela frenata
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- Mustela frenata
- taxon common name
- mostela cuallarga
- gestation period
- 271
- taxon range
- Brazil
- described at URL
- www.fws.gov/species/long-tailed-weasel-mustela-frenata
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
- digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/ltwe/ltwefrm.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata), also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as a "stoat", a close relation in the genus Mustela that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago; the two species are visually similar, having long, slender bodies and tails with short legs and a black tail tip.
Long-tailed weasels exhibit scale-dependent patterns of habitat selection, favoring forest patches, fencerows, and drainage ditches while avoiding agricultural fields. They typically make their habitats in forests and underground in burrows of other small mammals.
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