Native and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN global Red List of Threatened Species.
Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. Can be found in rural Wales and parts of England and Scotland.
Mustela putorius
5 years (14 in captivity)
32 - 45cm
12 - 19cm
0.5 - 1.9kg
A member of the mustelid family, like the stoat and the badger, and of considerable conservation significance in Britain.
Specimens can be analysed all year round. Most visible in spring when the snow has melted but they still have their white, winter coat. Most active at night.
