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title: "Siberische wezel"
description: "Mustela sibirica — Zoogdieren. The Siberian weasel or kolonok (Mustela sibirica) is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/siberian-weasel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Siberische wezel

> Mustela sibirica — Zoogdieren. The Siberian weasel or kolonok (Mustela sibirica) is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas.

- Scientific name: *Mustela sibirica*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1191
- Wikidata: [Q271459](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271459)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41813)

## Names

- en: Siberian Weasel
- de: Feuerwiesel
- es: Comadreja siberiana
- fr: Putois de Sibérie
- nl: Siberische wezel
- pl: Łasica syberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

CN (514), KR (150), TW (113), RU (106), JP (77), IN (26), NP (10)

## Summary

The Siberian weasel or kolonok (Mustela sibirica) is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas. It is therefore listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_weasel

## Photo

![Siberische wezel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/siberian-weasel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135343772

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/siberian-weasel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).