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Vertebrates
Mustela (putorius ) furo (Ferret)
Nomenclature
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Class: Mammalia (Mammals)Order: Carnivora (Carnivores)
Species:
Mustela (putorius ) furo (Ferret)
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Ferret
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SUMMARY
Introduced to control rabbits, populations of feral ferrets have now been established on Harris and the Uists. Ferrets appear to survive best on off-shore islands where there are plenty of rabbits and few other carnivores.
Additional Information
Polecats, Ferrets and Hybrids