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ermine (Mustella erminea) | ||||
subject | fact |
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 | ||
is a kind of weasel | ||
lives in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher | ||
makes nest of fur, feathers, grass, leaves | ||
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | ||
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies |
Kinds of ermine :
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