The European Polecat

 

Animal Name: The European Polecat

Scientific Name: Mustela Putorius

Description: It has an undercoat that is creamy yellow. It also has a dark mask and white tipped ears.

Where it lives: It lives in woodland forests in Eurasia and North Africa.

Reproduction: It has 5-8 cubs between March and April.

Diet: It eats rabbits, small rodents, birds and their eggs, frogs, lizards and snakes.

Why is it endangered: Hunters hunt it.

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