Siberian weasel, Mustela siberica Pallas 1773
There are no good available photos for the Malayan weasel (M. nudipes), the Black-striped weasel (M. strigidorsa) and the Egyptian weasel (M. subpalmata), so that's all you are getting on them. That means that next week's Monday Mustelid will be the last one in the series.
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On Monday, we'll begin the final lap of the Monday Mustelid, namely the 18 members of the genus Mustela. So it seems apt to post what is probably the most famous image of a mustelid, Leonardo Da Vinci's "Lady with the Ermine" (1482-'83). You can read more about the portrait here.
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Mountain or Pale Weasel, Mustela altaica Pallas 1811
Click for bigger, clearer version of this little beauty!
Black footed ferret, Mustela nigripes Audubon and Bachman, 1851
Least weasel, Mustela nivalis L.
Cute baby weasel under the fold ...
Least weasel pup, Mustela nivalis L.
I wasn't able to find a picture for the Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina Robinson and Thomas, 1917).
Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata Lichtenstein 1831
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I was unable to find a good picture of Mustela felipei (Izor and de la Torre, 1978) so that, alas, will be left by the wayside.
Repeat! Repeat!
I'm thinking this particular specimen resides in a Natural History Museum where it has been pining for the fjords of Siberia for quite a while.
Siberian weasel is my favorite out of various featured on the Monday Mustelid.
At first I thought this was an action shot. Nice sneaky camera work John! Michael