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Malay Weasel
Mustela nudipes
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Mustela
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia|Indonesia|Brunei
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Size
- Body 30–36cm; tail 24–26cm
- Habitat
- Malay Peninsula forest, Sumatra and Borneo
- Range
- Malay Peninsula (from southern Thailand), Sumatra and Borneo
The Malayan weasel, or Malay weasel, is reddish-brown to grayish-white, with a head lighter than the rest of the body, the distal half of the tail pale orange to white, and naked soles on the feet. The body is 30–36 cm long with a 24–26 cm tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is native to the Malay Peninsula from southern Thailand to peninsular Malaysia, and to Sumatra and Borneo (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)