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Long-tailed weasel

Neogale frenata (Lichtenstein, 1831)

Status not recordedmammals

The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) is a species in the family Mustelidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 147 g to 170.3 g and live up to 7.4 years.

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Quick facts about the long-tailed weasel

Weight
147 g – 170.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
25 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.22src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5.33 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-tailed weasel live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed weasel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata), also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as a "stoat", a close relation in the genus Mustela that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago; the two species are visually similar, having long, slender bodies and tails with short legs and a black tail tip.

Long-tailed weasels exhibit scale-dependent patterns of habitat selection, favoring forest patches, fencerows, and drainage ditches while avoiding agricultural fields. They typically make their habitats in forests and underground in burrows of other small mammals.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed weasel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_weasel&oldid=1379355841), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-tailed weasel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the long-tailed weasel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyMustelidae
  6. genusNeogale
  7. SpeciesNeogale frenata (Lichtenstein, 1831)

Synonyms Mustela frenata

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Big stoatEnglish
  • Black-tailed weaselEnglish
  • Bridled weaselEnglish
  • Longtail weaselEnglish
  • Meadow mouseEnglish
  • ابن عرس طويل الذيلArabic
  • ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏥᏍᏕᏥCherokee
  • lasice dlouhoocasáCzech
  • Langhalet hermelinDanish
  • LangschwanzwieselGerman
  • Μακρύουρη νυφίτσαGreek
  • Comedreja AndinaSpanish
  • ChucuriSpanish
  • Comadreja cola largaSpanish
  • Comadreja de cola larga o andinaSpanish
  • Comedreja ColilargaSpanish
  • Oncilla (Oaxaca)Spanish
  • pitkähäntäkärppäFinnish
  • Belette à longue queueFrench
  • hosszúfarkú menyétHungarian
  • Donnola dalla lunga codaItalian
  • オナガオコジョJapanese
  • 긴꼬리족제비Korean
  • LanghalesnømusNorwegian Bokmål
  • LangstaartwezelDutch
  • zhingosOjibwa
  • wizon długoogonowyPolish
  • Łasica długoogoniastaPolish
  • furãoPortuguese
  • Doninha-de-cauda-longaPortuguese
  • doninhas Longo-tailedPortuguese
  • MachayuQuechua
  • Длиннохвостая ласкаRussian
  • Uzun Kuyruklu SansarTurkish
  • Uzun kuyruklu gelincikTurkish
  • Ласка довгохвостаUkrainian
  • Pewec’eliWasho
  • 長尾鼬鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the long-tailed weasel

Other species in the same genus Neogale.

Big mink

Neogale macrodon

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Common questions

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How big is the long-tailed weasel?

An adult long-tailed weasel weighs 147 g – 170.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the long-tailed weasel live?

The long-tailed weasel has a recorded lifespan of 7.4 years.

How long is the long-tailed weasel pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 25 days.

What kind of animal is the long-tailed weasel?

The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) belongs to the family Mustelidae in the order Carnivora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-weasel

MLA

“Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-weasel.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_weasel_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-weasel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}