Species Cards
Stoat
Mustela erminea
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Group: |
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Food chain : |
Carnivore |
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What it eats : |
Small mammals: mice, rats, voles, shrews, rabbit, birds' eggs and nestlings. |
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Eaten by: |
Fox, tawny owl |
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Habitat: |
Woodland; Wildflower GrasslandWoodland; Wildflower Grassland |
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Description: |
A long thin animal with chestnut brown fur on its upper body, a white belly and a black tip to the tail. Larger than the weasel. |
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