The Redwall Mustelids
| Redwall name |
Scientific name |
European name |
American name |
Common characteristics |
| weasel |
Mustela nivalis |
Common Weasel |
Least Weasel |
Summer: Light to chestnut brown
above, white below. Winter: Entirely white.
No tail-tip! |
stoat |
Mustela erminea |
Stoat or Ermine |
Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine |
 Summer:Light to chestnut
brown above and white below with black tail-tip.
 Winter:Completely white except for a
black tail-tip. |
| polecat |
Mustela putorious |
European Polecat |
European Polecat |
 Light base color(gold to brown), darker(dark brown
to reddish brown) limbs,
guard hairs, facial mask. |
| ferret |
Mustela putorious furo, Mustela
furo, Mustela domestica |
Domestic Ferret |
Domestic Ferret |
Same basic pattern as European polecat
but, with much variability. The Sable breed , of
ferret is the same color as the European Polecat. |
