Siberian weasel

Its habitats are forest and shrubland, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category. Gestation lasts 30 days (up to 41 days), the representative litter size is 6.5 young, and lifespan reaches up to 8.8 years.

Weight

360 g – 820 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

8.82 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

8.83 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

30.1 days – 41 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

6.2 – 6.48src for Young per litter or clutch

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

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The siberian weasel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyMustelidae
6. genusMustela
7. SpeciesMustela sibirica Pallas, 1773

Synonyms Kolonocus sibirica, Kolonocus sibirica sibirica, Kolonocus sibiricus coreanus, Kolonocus sibiricus katsurai, Kolonocus sibiricus peninsulae, Kolonocus sibiricus quelpartis, Kolonokus sibiricus australis, Lutreola major, Lutreola melli, Lutreola quelpartis, Lutreola stegmanni, Lutreola tafeli, Mustela canigula, Mustela hamptoni, Mustela hodgsoni, Mustela horsfieldii, Mustela humeralis, Mustela manchurica, Mustela sibirica canigula, Mustela sibirica charbinensis, Mustela sibirica coreana, Mustela sibirica coreanus, Mustela sibirica davidiana, Mustela sibirica fontanierii, Mustela sibirica hodgsoni, Mustela sibirica manchurica, Mustela sibirica miles, Mustela sibirica moupinensis, Mustela sibirica quelpartis, Mustela sibirica sibirica, Mustela sibirica subhemachalana, Mustela sibirica taivana, Mustela subhemachalana, Mustela subhemachalana, Mustela taivana, Mustela taivana, Myotis sibirica coreana, Myotis sibirica manchurica, Myotis sibirica quelpartis, Putorius davidianus, Putorius fontanierii, Putorius moupinensis, Putorius sibirica miles, Putorius sibiricus, Putorius sibiricus noctis, Vison sibirica, Viverra sibirica

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

European polecat

Mustela putorius

Mustelidae

CR, Critically Endangered

European mink

Mustela lutreola

Mustelidae

NT, Near Threatened

Mountain weasel

Mustela altaica

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

Steppe polecat

Mustela eversmanii

Mustelidae

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@misc{siberian_weasel_2026,
  title = {Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-weasel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}