The ermine, or stoat, is Mustela erminea.
an ermine
The word, "stoat" which is a large European ermine.
A stoat is a mammal of the ermine family.
stoat or ermine, Mustela erminea
Ermine, which is the white winter coat of a stoat.
Royalty wear ermine trimmed robes, ermine is the winter fur of a stoat, which is like a weasel or ferret. The fur is white with regular black spots on it. It is a symbol of wealth and prestige, and moreover royalty.
You saw either an ermine - a stoat with winter colouration - or a weasel, some populations of which, especially in areas that have snowy winters such as Montana, also grow a white coat with a black tip to the tail, in winter.
A Short Tailed Weasel, Ermine or Stoat, but they are only white when in their winter coat.
I believe you mean stoat. And no, stoats are not ferrets. The two animals are members of the same genus (the capitalized word in a species name) and both can be generally referred to as "weasels". Stoat is another name for an ermine.
I dont know but they live in Maine as well, I found this site trying to that same question, It sounds like a Weasel to me. They are white in the winter, with a black tipped tail. I think a garment made with the fur is called 'Ermine"? Akemai: It should be Stoat, also known as Ermine when they turn white.
The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the ermine or short-tailed weasel, is a species of Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.