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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Mustela nigripes

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Mustelidae

Genus

Mustela

Species

Mustela nigripes

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Black-footed Ferret

Mustela nigripes (Black-footed Ferret · クロアシイタチ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

46~61cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

0.92~1.1kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Short- and mixed-grass prairies and rolling hills of the North American Great Plains, inside abandoned prairie dog burrows

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A total length of 61 cm including the tail is about twice the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
💡 A weight of 1.1 kg is slightly heavier than half of a 2-liter bottle of water (Comparison).
💡 A single ferret eats more than 100 prairie dogs in 1 year. Because some people regard burrowing prairie dogs as pests, the Black-footed Ferret helps control their numbers (Smithsonian, ADW).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)36

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The Black-footed Ferret is a North American prairie weasel that lives in prairie dog burrows and preys on prairie dogs. Today it has been reintroduced into parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, and Arizona.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It has a slender, wiry body with yellowish-buff fur and a white forehead, muzzle, and throat. It is marked by a black mask around the eyes, black feet, and a black tail tip, and its front paws are well adapted for digging.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Prairie dogs make up more than 90% of its diet and are hunted inside their burrows. It is nocturnal and solitary, breeds in March–April, and gives birth to 1–6 young (3.5 on average) after a gestation of 35–45 days.