Common name: Least Weasel

Scientific name: Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766

Class:

Mammalia (Mammals)

Order:

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Family:

Mustelidae (Weasels)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Palustrine:

HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Riparian

Terrestrial:

Shrubland/chaparral, Grassland/herbaceous, Old field, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed, Alpine, Tundra, Cropland/hedgerow, Woodland - Hardwood

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S1

Critically Imperiled in New York - Especially vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to extreme rarity or other factors; typically 5 or fewer populations or locations in New York, very few individuals, very restricted range, very few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or very steep declines.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Game with open season

Defined as a Game species by New York State law, and there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102930/Mustela_nivalis/