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The Least Weasel is a small [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustelidae mustelid] hailing from Eurasia, North America, and North Africa. It has also been introduced and can now be found in New Zealand, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta Malta], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete Crete], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores Azores], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_Island São Tomé]. Its thin, flexible body and blunt muzzled face are immediately recognizable. Compared to other weasels, it has an almost "infantile" appearance, especially when comparing skull features. Most weasels will have a brown top coat with a white underbelly in the summer, and the more distinctive pure white coat in the winter. | The Least Weasel is a small [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustelidae mustelid] hailing from Eurasia, North America, and North Africa. It has also been introduced and can now be found in New Zealand, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta Malta], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete Crete], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores Azores], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_Island São Tomé]. Its thin, flexible body and blunt muzzled face are immediately recognizable. Compared to other weasels, it has an almost "infantile" appearance, especially when comparing skull features. Most weasels will have a brown top coat with a white underbelly in the summer, and the more distinctive pure white coat in the winter. | ||
[[File:Alaska Weasel.jpg|upright=1.0|left|Alaskan Least Weasel showing the brown-and-white summer coat. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cecilsanders/2978331541/ Cecil Sanders.]] | [[File:Alaska Weasel.jpg|thumb||upright=1.0|left|Alaskan Least Weasel showing the brown-and-white summer coat. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cecilsanders/2978331541/ Cecil Sanders.]] | ||
[[File:Frenataermineanivalis.png|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Hart_Merriam Merriam's] Synopsis of the Weasels of North America]] | [[File:Frenataermineanivalis.png|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Hart_Merriam Merriam's] Synopsis of the Weasels of North America]] | ||