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Black-footed Ferret

Mustela nigripes

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 8, May 12, June 7, July 7, August 16, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States234
Colorado65
Wyoming46
South Dakota22
Arizona20
New Mexico19
Texas13
Canada11
Nebraska7
Kansas7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyMustelids · Mustelidae
GenusTypical weasels · Mustela

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black-footed Ferret with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.