Stoat

Mustela erminea · Mustelidae

The stoat, also known as the Eurasian ermine or ermine, is a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North America. Because of its wide circumpolar distribution, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The name ermine is used especially in its pure white winter coat of the stoat or its fur.

Where the Stoat lives

Recorded in Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, United States of America, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Finland (Europe and North America).

Most records fall in Nordland, Hordaland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Drenthe and Troms.

See the Stoat’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 119,902 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.