Stress Management: Guided Imagery Series, Vol. 1

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Weasels are mammals of the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs. The English word "weasel" was originally applied to one species of the genus, the European form of the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis). This usage is retained in British English, where the name is also extended to cover several other small species of the genus. However, in technical discourse and in American usage the term "weasel" can refer to any member of the genus, or to the genus as a whole. Of the 17 extant species currently classified in the genus Mustela, ten have "weasel" in their common name. Among those that do not are the stoat or ermine, the polecats or ferrets, and the European Mink (the superficially similar American Mink is now regarded as belonging in another genus, Neovison).