Ermine

The ermine, also known as the stoat, is a species of mustelids native to Europe, Asia, and North America. They are found in a wide distribution ranging in North America but remains more prevalent in the Western and Northern parts of the United States, all of Canada and has minor populations in New England. In Europe, They are found mostly everywhere except for Albania, southern Italy, southern Spain, Greece, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. In Asia, they are most prevalent in Russia, northern China, Mongolia and Japan. They have been introduced to New Zealand.