Mustela (Typical weasels) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Mustela sibirica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Mustela erminea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Mustela altaica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Mustela nudipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Mustela nivalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Mustela putorius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical weasels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 17 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 29 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~30%
	Siberian Weasel			~30%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~30%
	Stoat			~30%
3	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
4	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~20%
	Altai Weasel			~20%
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
6	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
7	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~20%
	Stoat			~20%
8	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
	Stoat			~10%
11	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 6	~10%
	Malay Weasel			~10%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
13	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
17	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Stoat			<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	European Polecat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 6	~30%
	Least Weasel			~30%
2	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
3	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
4	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Siberian Weasel			~20%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
6	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
7	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
8	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
10	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 6	~10%
	Siberian Weasel			~10%
11	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Stoat			~10%
12	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	~10%
	Least Weasel			~10%
13	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 6	<5%
	Least Weasel			<5%
14	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Stoat			<5%
15	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Least Weasel			<5%
16	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Least Weasel			<5%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Stoat			<5%
18	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Stoat			<5%
19	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Stoat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
2	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	Ähtäri Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
6	Flamingo Land Resort	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
7	Skandinavisk Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
8	La Torbiera	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
9	Novosibirsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
10	Körösvölgyi Állatpark	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
11	Natur- und Tierpark Goldau	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
12	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
14	Ouwehands Dierenpark	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
15	Wildwood Discovery Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
16	New Forest Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
17	Zoo Sibiu	🇷🇴 Romania	In captivity
18	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
19	Tabor Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
20	Pyrénées Animal Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
22	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
23	Gauntlet Birds of Prey	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
24	Zoo Samara	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
25	Kharkiv Dolphinarium	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
26	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
27	Hankensbüttel Otter Centre	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
28	LBV-Vogel- und Umweltstation Regenstauf Station für Greifvögel und Eulen	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
29	Reykjavík Park and Zoo	🇮🇸 Iceland	In captivity

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Typical weasels

Species in this group

Siberian Weasel

Stoat

Altai Weasel

Malay Weasel

Least Weasel

European Polecat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical weasels

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found