Steppe polecat (English spelling)

Japanese: Steppe polecat（英語表記）Steppepolecat

…They mate in March or April and give birth to 4 to 6 young in May or June. The closely related steppe polecat, Mustela eversmanni (English name: steppe polecat), which lives in the grasslands and semi-deserts from eastern Europe to northeastern China and Tibet, is light-colored with only the tip half of its tail black. It is said to be the ancestor of the domestic ferret, Mustela furo (English name: ferret), but its chromosomes are different. …

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Japanese:

…3～4月に交尾し5～6月に4～6子を生む。ヨーロッパ東部から中国北東部，チベットまでの草原，半砂漠にすむ近縁のステップケナガイタチMustela eversmanni(英名steppe polecat)は，淡色で尾の先半分だけが黒い。家畜のフェレットMustela furo(英名ferret)の原種といわれるが，染色体が違う。…

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