The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) in length and greater than 44 percent of the head-body length. This is the only other member of the weasel ...

short-tailed and long-tailed weasels are difficult to tell apart. It doesn’t help that both change color from brown to white in winter, emerging with sleek pale cream coats. Long-tailed weasels ...