Stats

Lifespan

1-12 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

North America

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Endangered

About

Black-footed Ferrets are small, solitary mammals that live in the grasslands of the central United States. They hunt prairie dogs for most of their diet, but only during the breeding season.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Mustelidae

Genus

Mustela

Species

Mustela nigripes