Assertion: tailed weasel | /r/Synonym | stoat
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text: It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel, also known as a "stoat", a close relation that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago.
text: The short-tailed weasel is also called a stoat.
text: The long-tailed weasel – like its taxonomic brethren, the least weasel and the short-tailed weasel (also known as an ermine or a stoat) – may seem as endearing as a curious, lively kitten, but in fact, ounce for ounce, it ranks as one of nature's most relentless and ferocious predators.
text: Three species of weasels are found in Canada: the short-tailed weasel, also known as the ermine or stoat (Mustela erminea), the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), and the least weasel (Mustela nivalis).