Ermine, Stoat
name: label: Discipline
content: Vertebrate Zoology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Ermines, also called stoats or short-tailed weasels, are small carnivorous mammals native to Eurasia and North America. They molt twice a year, in spring and fall. Their summer coat is short, rough, and brown in color with white on their throat, chest, and belly, and a black tail tip. In colder climates, their winter coats are thick, soft, and pure white in color with a black tail tip. The term "ermine" is also used in the fur trade to refer specifically to their coat, which has been sought after by many cultures dur to the pure white color. Ermine skins were utilized in garments by multiple Native American groups. It was also historically used in royal robes in Europe, in ecclesiastical garments in Christianity, and was the most sought-after pelt of the Soviet Union's fur trade.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Jan 2024
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Mustela erminea
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO67968
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Mustelidae, Mustelinae