Weasel (Putorius nivalis/Mustela vulgaris) the

Weasel (Putorius nivalis/Mustela vulgaris) the smallest European carnivore. Often confused with its larger relative the Stoat (Mustela erminea), a confusion expressed in the English country saying A Stoat is weasily recognised, whereas a Weasel is stoatallly different. From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving

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