baby ermine | grows rapidly | |
has colour white at birth | |
has part sealed ears at birth | |
has part sealed eyes at birth | |
is a kind of baby mammal | |
is a kind of ermine | |
opens eyes at 5 weeks | |
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 | |
lives in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher | |
makes nest of fur, feathers, grass, leaves | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |