Longtail weasels in more southerly regions don’t turn white in winter, and the ones in the transition zone turn only ...

The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) in length and greater than 44 percent of the head-body length. This is the only other member of the weasel ...

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal ... the Quichua porcupine, or Coendou quichua, for decades. It was identified by its preferred habitat, body size, tail length ...

1) The Cape porcupine, scientifically known as the ‘Hystrix africaeaustralis’, grows up to 1 meter long and weighs between ... The shorter, open-ended tail quills will rattle as a warning ...