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Malayan weasel vs Stoat

The malayan weasel is heavier: 500 g against 119.4 g for the stoat, about 4.2 times the weight.

Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes)
Malayan weasel LCLeast Concern
Photo: Laura Flamme · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Stoat LCLeast Concern
Photo: Marton Berntsen , crop by User:MPF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a malayan weasel and a stoat?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The malayan weasel is heavier: 500 g against 119.4 g for the stoat, about 4.2 times the weight.
  • The stoat is longer-lived: 11.1 years against 1.17 years for the malayan weasel, about 9.5 times the lifespan.
  • Both belong to the genus Mustela, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Malayan weaselStoat
Scientific nameMustela nudipesMustela erminea
FamilyMustelidaeMustelidae
OrderCarnivoraCarnivora
Weight500 g – 569.4 g110.3 g – 324 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan1.17 years5 years – 11.1 years
Main foodNot recordedarvicola amphibius, european hamster, ochotona, poponejo
HabitatNot recordedforest, shrubland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recorded1

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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