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Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Mustela eversmannii
The Steppe polecat, steppe weasel is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the steppe polecat
A young / baby of a steppe polecat is called a 'kit'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'hob'. A steppe polecat group is called a 'chine'.Countries
Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia and Ukraine
Facts about the steppe polecat
Jackal, Raccoon Dog, Marbled and Steppe Polecats are our main targets, all being relatively common. (Full text)
Recent work suggests the relationships between the domesticated ferret and the European and steppe polecats are so close that the wild progenitor cannot be determined [Davison et al. (Full text)
Steppe polecats are usually brown or yellowish, with a dark tail and legs. (Full text)
The steppe polecat is M. (Full text)
The steppe polecat is a straw yellow to pale brown color with a dark mask across its face. (Full text)
The steppe polecat is somewhat bigger and differs from the forest polecat in its lightener buff-whitish colouring, moreover the tips of its body are darker. (Full text)
1. steppe -- (extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia))steppe
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