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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Woodland and scrub. Food: Earthworms, insects, fruit, carrion, cereals and fruit. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Badgers are sociable forming groups of around six adults. They are burrowing animals and construct complicated setts which are passed down the generations. They typically emerge late afternoon.
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Badger (Meles meles meles) ♀ © MTM arr
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Coastal, farmland, grasslands, heathlands and woodland. Size: Length 16-32 cm. Weight 90 - 445 g Food: Rabbits, rodents, small birds, fish, shrews, amphibians, lizards, and insects. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern A very skilful tree climber that can descend a trunk headfirst.
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Stoat (Mustela erminea) © milo bostock cc
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Rivers and streams and rock pools. Food: Mainly crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Threatened - Vulnerable Asian short-clawed otters are the smallest otters in the world. They form monogamous pairs for life and are active during dusk and dawn (crepuscular).
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Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) © Sarah Stierch cc
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Grassland, woodland and gardens and parks. Size: Length 11.4-20.4 cm (4.5-8.0 in) ♀. 13.0-26.0 cm (5-10 in). ♂ Food: Small rodents, occasionally frogs, fish, small birds and bird eggs. Sound: Hiss (alarmed), bark, shriek and squeal. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The female raises its kits without help from the male.
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Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) © Kevin Law cc
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Coastal, lakes and reservoirs, ponds, rivers and streams, beaches and shorelines and estuaries. Size: Length 57-95 cm (22.5-37.5 in). Food: Mainly fish also insects, birds, frogs, crustaceans, small mammals. Season: All year round. Resident. IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened
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Otter (Lutra lutra) © MTM arr
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Farmland, woodland margin, river banks and marshes. Food: Small rodents, birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Nocturnal but can be observed at dawn and dusk. They use a keen sense of smell to locate their prey. They mark their territory with a pungent musky smell.
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Polecat (Mustela putorius) ♂ © MTM arr
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Woodland. Size: Length ♀46-54cm (18-21.5In) ♂51-54 cm(20-21.5in) . Tail ♀18-24cm (7-10In) ♂26-27 cm (10-10.5in). Food: Small mammals, birds, insects, frogs, carrion, berries, birds' eggs, nuts and honey. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Dens are made in hollow logs, rock crevices and rabbit burrows. Predators are golden eagles, red foxes, wolves and wildcats,
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Pine Marten (Martes martes) © Peter G W Jones cc
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Family: Mustelidae Habitat: Rivers and streams. Size: L ♀ 31-37.5cm (12-15in.) Tail 15-21.5cm (6-8 in). L ♂ 34-45cm (13-18 in) Tail 16-25cm (6-10In). Food: Rodents, fish, crustaceans, amphibians, and birds. Sound: Piercing shrieks, hisses, growls, snarls and muffled chuckling sounds. Season: All year round. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Mink dens are long burrows, holes, hollow trees or rock crevices.
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American Mink (Neovison vison) © Needsmoreritalin cc
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