BirdNET+ Taxonomy

v0.1-Mar2026

← Back to browse

Long-tailed Weasel
Donna Pomeroy (cc-by-nc)

Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata
BirdNET IDBN08184
Taxon groupMammalia
iNat observations6,124
Image sourceiNaturalist
/taxonomy/api/species/Neogale%20frenata
Loading…

Description wikipedia

The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata), also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as a "stoat", a close relation in the genus Mustela that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago; the two species are visually similar, having long, slender bodies and tails with short legs and a black tail tip. Long-tailed weasels exhibit scale-dependent patterns of habitat selection, favoring forest patches, fencerows, and drainage ditches while avoiding agricultural fields. They typically make their habitats in forests and underground in burrows of other small mammals.

Translated Descriptions (2)

fr wikipedia
La belette à longue queue (Neogale frenata) est une espèce de mammifère carnivore de la famille des mustélidé. Il s’agit de l’espèce de belette le plus largement répandu dans le Nouveau Monde.
pt wikipedia
A Neogale frenata é uma espécie do gênero Mustela encontrada nas Américas do Norte, Central e do Sul. Ela é diferente do arminho (Mustela erminea), um parente próximo do mesmo gênero que se originou na Eurásia e cruzou a América do Norte há cerca de meio milhão de anos; as duas espécies são visualmente semelhantes, especialmente a ponta da cauda preta. As Neogale frenata apresentam padrões de seleção de habitat dependentes da escala, favorecendo manchas florestais, cercas e valas de drenagem e evitando campos agrícolas, o que sugere sensibilidade à fragmentação do habitat devido a práticas agrícolas.

Common Names (23 locales)

ar ابن عرس طويل الذيل
cs lasice dlouhoocasá
de Langschwanzwiesel
el Μακρύουρη νυφίτσα
en Long-tailed Weasel
es Comadreja cola larga
fi pitkähäntäkärppä
fr belette à longue queue
fy Langsturtwezeling
hu hosszúfarkú menyét
it Donnola dalla lunga coda
ja オナガオコジョ
ko 긴꼬리족제비
nl Langstaartwezel
no Langhalesnømus
oj zhingos
pl wizon długoogonowy
pt furão
ru Длиннохвостая ласка
tr Uzun Kuyruklu Sansar
uk Ласка довгохвоста
zh 長尾鼬鼠
zh-CN 长尾鼬

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1264431
Macaulay Libraryt-11026110