The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) in length and greater than 44 percent of the head-body length. This is the only other member of the weasel ...

Animals such as arctic hares and foxes change their summer coats to white in the winter. Explore five animals that go white ...

This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses, holds center stage among some small mammal specialists. Entire chapters of ...

Three weasel species change color: the least weasel (Mustela nivalis), the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) and the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea). The short-tailed weasel, or stoat ...

8News compiled the list below of a few animals you may not know are found in Virginia. Long-tailed weasels are active day and night and don’t typically travel long distances, according to the ...

Those who spend their time outdoors this fall have been urged to keep an eye out for mountain lions, bears, badgers and even ...

Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate.

A short-tailed weasel pauses at the entrance to a building on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Photo by Ned Rozell) The weasel’s long body leaves it more vulnerable to heat ...