Mammal
Least weasel
Mustela nivalis · Mustelidae · Carnivora
Best monthsJan · Aug–Sepmost records
Records89,348in 54 countries
Most seen inFrance23,077 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Least weasel in brief
The least weasel (Mustela nivalis) is a mammal of the Mustelidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 54 countries we cover it has 89,348 published records, most of them from France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, August and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France23,077 records · best Jan, Jul
United Kingdom18,680 records · best Apr, Aug
Netherlands10,942 records · best Aug, Jul
Spain7,308 records · best Aug, May
Switzerland5,419 records · best Sep, Aug
Norway4,071 records · best Jan, Sep
Sweden3,417 records · best Jan, Mar
Germany3,249 records · best Aug, Sep
Denmark2,445 records · best Aug, Oct
Belgium2,360 records · best Aug, Sep
Finland2,223 records · best Jan, Dec
Poland946 records · best Aug, Oct
Estonia878 records · best Jan, Mar
Russia855 records · best Mar, Jan
Austria643 records · best Aug, Jul
Ukraine454 records · best Jan, Feb
Italy351 records · best Apr, Jul
Portugal328 records · best Aug, Jul
Egypt247 records · best Oct, Nov
New Zealand234 records · best Apr, May
Luxembourg222 records · best Aug, Sep
Czechia169 records · best Aug, Sep
Romania116 records · best May, Oct
Taiwan99 records · best Jun, May
Greece72 records · best Aug, May
Japan60 records · best Oct, Jan
Hungary49 records · best Aug, Sep
Morocco39 records · best Mar, May
Türkiye38 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria34 records · best Jul, Aug
Georgia34 records · best May, Mar
Iran29 records · best Aug, Jun
Andorra26 records · best Jan, Sep
Algeria26 records · best Aug, Jul
Montenegro20 records · best Jul, Sep
Slovakia20 records · best Aug, Mar
Liechtenstein18 records · best Oct, Mar
Croatia18 records · best Aug, Sep
South Korea17 records · best Jul, Feb
Slovenia15 records · best Jun, Aug
Armenia15 records · best May, Jun
Albania14 records · best Aug, Jun
Lithuania14 records · best Aug, Jan
Belarus13 records · best Jan, Jun
Serbia11 records · best Mar, Sep
North Macedonia8 records · best Apr, Jun
Afghanistan8 records · best Feb, Jul
Latvia6 records · best Dec, Mar
Azerbaijan3 records · best Apr, May
Malta2 records · best Mar, Jan
Kyrgyzstan2 records · best Jul, Jan
Lebanon2 records · best Jan, Feb
Kosovo1 records · best Mar, Jan
Tajikistan1 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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