#0027 · 🦊 mammals

Least Weasel

🇳🇱 Wezel ·Mustela nivalis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © alexander_semenov · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Oscar Thomas · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. 9321 Peize, Netherlands:© Mick Elliot · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Goingarijp, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Wijchen, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. De Marne, NL-GR, NL:© Sealcentre Pieterburen · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Fons van der Heijdenstraat, Netersel, Brabant, NL:© paravane · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 6515 AE Nijmegen, Netherlands:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0
9. Tespellaan, Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland, NL:© ton62 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. De Gavere, Zorgvlied, Drenthe, NL:© nicgroen · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The least weasel ( Mustela nivalis ), or simply weasel in the UK, is the smallest member of the genus Mustela, family Mustelidae and order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Malta, Crete, Bermuda, Madeira Island, the Azores, the Canary Islands, Sao Tome, the Falkland Islands, Argentina and Chile. It is classified as least concern by the IUCN, due to its wide distribution and large...

base stats

NL sightings 51iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,658iNaturalist observations
weight 1.4 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 51 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #27 most seen of the mammals in NL.
5,658 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 1 g.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).