least weasel | Order Carnivora | much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra | the smallest carnivore in Canada | | Family Mustelidae | Mustela nivalis | belette pygmée | stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests | | weasel | long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats | mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow |
baby least weasel | Order Carnivora | much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra | the smallest carnivore in Canada | 30 days | Family Mustelidae | Mustela nivalis | belette pygmée | stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests | 24 days | least weasel | long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats | mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow |