Common Name
Least Weasel
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Species Name
Mustela nivalis
Status
Common
States
Alaska
Colorado
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Distribution
Alaska, Midwest, Great Lakes, and (No Suggestions) states.
Notes
Avoids woodlands. Active at all times of day and all times of the year. Northern populations vary in color seasonally, southern populations do not. Females have more than one litter per year. Smallest carnivore in the world. Federally endangered.
Kansas
Smallest weasel in Kansas
North Dakota
smallest weasel in North Dakota
South Dakota
Smallest weasel in South Dakota