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As a project for ENGL202C at the Pennsylvania State University, I have researched this topic using books and online resources. I have made corrections, re-wrote the introduction section, and added citations for the least weasel. I attempted to make all needed revisions that are discussed in this discussion page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Racecar55 (talk • contribs) 18:15, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are they nocturnal?

Not the smallest mammalian carnivore, either.

The smallest Mammal, the Etruscan Shrew, is a carnivore, and it's only a fraction the size of any mustelid. I've changed the page to reflect this.

BTW, if you're going to say that a creature is the smallest or largest anything, you should mention its actual size somewhere in the article.

If you meant "smallest member of the order Carnivora" you should, I think, have written that.

CarlFink 20:13, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since the link for carnivore was pipe-linked to Carnivora not carnivore, it is probable that was what was meant. Dsmdgold 01:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But wouldn't that make the word "mammalian" in "mammalian carnivore" redundant?CarlFink 15:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily; the term "mammalian carnivore" is often used to refer specifically to members of Order Carnivora as opposed to just "carnivore," which is often used to just mean any animal that eats meat, including animals that are not members of Carnivora, and for that matter not even mammals. 75.71.194.124 (talk) 04:54, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/202.shtml The Etruscan pygmy shrew is an insectivore. The least weasel is the smallest carnivore ie. eats meat. To split hairs insectivores are classed under carnvivores but are not true carnivores. This link states it is the smallest carnivore fullstop! which makes sense. It is the smallest animal in the order carnivora and all other animal eating species are not true carnivores [ie are insectivorous] else they would be classed by taxodermy to be in carnivora, by definition. There have not been any discussions about this for a while so i guess i will change it and allow the next person to use thier deiscretion as whether to keep my change. Wuku (talk) 04:40, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Diet and behavior?

What does the Least Weasel eat? What is known about its style or pattern of living - its 'groove,' if you will? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.40.184.142 (talk) 17:29, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weasels in Australia? Huh?

Never seen them or heard of them being over here in Oz. Can't find anything online about them being here, either. With all the discussion that goes on in this country about feral foxes, cats, dogs, rats, mice, rabbits, hares, pigs, buffalos and even camels (not to mention the illegality of importing hamsters and chinchillas), I'm sure information would be easier to find. The closest thing I can locate is a snippet of info on a (probably extinct) colony of ferrets that used to live in Tasmania. However, there is somewhat of a stoat problem in New Zealand.

We also have otters in a couple of our zoos. Metasyntactic D (talk) 11:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Subspecies

Somehow the UK has been excluded from the list of subspecies. UK is neither south europe or scandinavia!! so which subspecie is the british weasel? http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/202.shtml also the BBC is a very reliable source, and despite not stating what the subspecies are, it states that there are only two. Either way the UK needs to be covered in the listings Wuku (talk) 06:23, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::But wouldn't that make the word "mammalian" in "mammalian carnivore" redundant?[[User:CarlFink|CarlFink]] 15:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
+::: Not necessarily; the term "mammalian carnivore" is often used to refer specifically to members of Order Carnivora as opposed to just "carnivore," which is often used to just mean any animal that eats meat, including animals that are not members of Carnivora, and for that matter not even mammals. [[Special:Contributions/75.71.194.124|75.71.194.124]] ([[User talk:75.71.194.124|talk]]) 04:54, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
 ::http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/202.shtml The Etruscan pygmy shrew is an insectivore. The least weasel is the smallest carnivore ie. eats meat. To split hairs insectivores are classed under carnvivores but are not true carnivores. This link states it is the smallest carnivore fullstop! which makes sense. It is the smallest animal in the order carnivora and all other animal eating species are not true carnivores [ie are insectivorous] else they would be classed by taxodermy to be in carnivora, by definition. There have not been any discussions about this for a while so i guess i will change it and allow the next person to use thier deiscretion as whether to keep my change. [[User:Wuku|Wuku]] ([[User talk:Wuku|talk]]) 04:40, 8 December 2009 (UTC)