Siberian weasel

Japanese: Siberian weasel(英語表記)Siberianweasel
Siberian weasel

...A mammal of the Mustelidae family in the carnivorous order, with a long, slender body and short limbs, and adept at burrowing into mouse burrows. Usually refers to the Japanese weasel Mustela itatsi (illustration) and the Siberian weasel M. sibirica (English name). The two species mentioned above are sometimes considered to be the same species, and the Japanese weasel has been introduced to Hokkaido and Sakhalin in addition to its original habitat in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Iki.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Siberian weasel" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…細長い体と短い四肢をもち,ネズミの巣穴などに潜り込むのを得意とする食肉目イタチ科の哺乳類。ふつうニホンイタチMustela itatsi(英名Japanese weasel)(イラスト)とタイリクイタチM.sibirica(英名Siberian weasel)を指す。上記2種は同一種とされることもあり,ニホンイタチは本来の分布地である本州,四国,九州,壱岐のほか,北海道およびサハリンに移入されている。…

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