This article is about the animal. For the sewing stitch, see Stoating. For other uses, see Ermine (disambiguation).
Stoat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Mustelidae
Genus:
Mustela
Species:
M. erminea
Binomial name
Mustela erminea
Linnaeus, 1758
Stoat range (includes M. richardsonii and M. haidarum)
native
introduced
The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the Eurasian ermine, Beringian ermine and ermine, is a mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North America. Because of its wide circumpolar distribution, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It was introduced into New Zealand in the late 19th century to control rabbits, but had a devastating effect on native bird populations and was nominated as one of the world's top 100 "worst invaders".[2]
The name ermine (/ˈɜːrmɪn/) is used for species in the genus Mustela, especially the stoat, in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof.[3]
Ermine fur was used in the 15th century by Catholic monarchs, who sometimes used it as the mozzetta cape. It has long been used on the ceremonial robes of members of the United Kingdom House of Lords. It was also used in capes on images such as the Infant Jesus of Prague.
^ abReid, F.; Helgen, K.; Kranz, A. (2016). "Mustela erminea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29674A45203335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29674A45203335.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species". Invasive Species Specialist Group. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
^Shorter Oxford English dictionary. UK: Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 3804. ISBN 978-0199206872.
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