📸 PhotoPhoto: Анна Васильченко, Anna Vasylchenko · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Siberian Weasel
Mustela sibirica (Siberian Weasel · シベリアイタチ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A male's maximum weight of 820 g is lighter than a 1 L carton of milk (about 1 kg) (Comparison).
- 💡 A male's maximum body length of 39 cm is slightly shorter than the long side of an A3 sheet of paper (42 cm) (Comparison).
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.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Siberian Weasel is a member of the weasel family that inhabits forests, mountains, and farmlands across Asia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males measure 28–39 cm in head-body length with a 15.5–21 cm tail and weigh 650–820 g, while females measure 25–30.5 cm and weigh 360–430 g.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on small mammals, birds, eggs, and insects, and sometimes caches food for winter. It mates in May–June, gestation lasts 28–30 days, and females give birth to an average of about 5 young per litter.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a native species in Korea listed in the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41659/259351069
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1005877
- • iucnredlist.org — 259351069
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000053338 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000053338
- • wikidata.org — Q271459
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Mustela sibirica Russia5.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Mustela sibirica
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — painting Guo · CC BY 4.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.