Its colors vary. These animals are slender and weigh 3-5 pounds. Their hind legs are elevated above their head and tail. The lifespan of this animal is up to fourteen years. A female is called a jill.
European ferrets squeak to each other.
They also growl when they are angry or playful. They feed mainly from chicken coops and rabbit hutches. They also eat mice, rats, and voles. The European ferret does not hibernate or migrate because its body temperature does not drop enough for its body to slow down to enter the stage of hibernation. It lives with other ferrets in small groups, and also hunts together.