Stoat

Mustela ermina

Appearance

Image of Stoat (Mustela ermina) | Rentokil Singapore
  • 24-40 m in length including tails.
  • They are brown back and pale belly with a bushy, black-tipped tail.
  • Males much larger than the females.

Lifecycle

  • Stoats breeds once a year, producing 6-13 young per litter.
  • In the wild, females mate between September and November and are pregnant for 8-11 months.

Habits

  • Widely distributed throughout, they can be found from beaches to remote high-country at most altitudes.
  • They prefer native or exotic forested areas, scrub, dunes and tussock.
  • Stoats are very agile climbers and are having a devastating effect on adult and young birds, and their eggs.