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 ...

A long slender body to aid in chase of small prey, with a black-tipped tail and fur that changes color from brown in the summer to white in the winter.

Short-tailed weasels or ermines average 6-8 inches in length and weigh only 1-2 ounces. The long-tailed weasel’s tail is approximately half again the length of its body, while the Ermine’s ...

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has all three species: long-tailed, the ermine or short-tailed, and the least weasel, well named at only 8 to 9 inches in length, including tail. A bobcat makes an ...

Long-tailed weasels have long, skinny bodies, short legs and a small head to more easily hunt ... fruits and berries. The long-tailed weasel makes its home in woodlands, farmlands, bottomlands and ...

A long slender body to aid in chase of small prey, with a black-tipped tail and fur that changes color from brown in the summer to white in the winter.