Malay weasel
The Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) is a small mammal from Asia. It is very poorly known but assumed to occur at low densities and behave elusively based on low detection rates.
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CarnivoreA carnivore meaning 'meat eater' is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of a...
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withThe Malayan weasel is reddish-brown to grayish-white. Its head is lighter in color than the rest of the body. The distal half of the tail is pale orange to white. The soles of the feet are naked.
Malayan weasels are native to the Malay Peninsula from southern Thailand to peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. They live in tropical lowland forests but have been recorded in habitats ranging from swamp and montane forests to plantations and high-elevation montane scrub.
Malayan weaseles live on the ground and most records of these animals occurred during the day. The majority of sightings have been of single individuals, suggesting of their solitary nature.
The diet of Malayan weasels is unknown but assumed to be similar to other small weasels: mostly carnivorous, including small rodents, birds, eggs, and small reptiles.
Information about the breeding habits of these animals is scarce. However, a litter of 4 kits has been recorded.
Malayan weasels are sometimes killed by villagers for medicinal use, food, as a trophy, fur, for killing chickens, and incidental by-catch in snares.
The IUCN Red List and other sources don’t provide the number of the Malayan weasel total population size. Currently, this species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List but its numbers today are decreasing.
