Least ConcernPolecat
Mustela putorius
Mammals · Carnivora · Mustelidae
Mustela nivalis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the smallest carnivore in the world. For all its tiny size it is an extremely effective predator, able to chase rodents down inside their own burrows.
Weight
25 g – 250 g
Size
11 cm – 26 cm
Life expectancy
2 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: Kansas Mammal Atlas; Animalia.bio; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Michigan State University Brain Museum
Best time: All year round, by day and by night; it is almost always seen only in a glimpse, crossing a track or vanishing into a stone wall.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 211.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
