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title: "American Ermine"
description: "Mustela richardsonii — Ssaki. The American ermine or American stoat is a member of the family Mustelidae and of the genus mustelid."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/american-ermine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Ermine

> Mustela richardsonii — Ssaki. The American ermine or American stoat is a member of the family Mustelidae and of the genus mustelid.

- Scientific name: *Mustela richardsonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 4109
- Wikidata: [Q41085321](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41085321)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1264427](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1264427)

## Names

- en: American Ermine
- de: Amerikanisches Hermelin
- es: Armiño Americano
- fr: Hermine d'Amérique

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1682), US (1424)

## Summary

The American ermine or American stoat is a member of the family Mustelidae and of the genus mustelid. Previously thought of as conspecific with the stoat, they have a body plan typical of weasels and are native to most of North America. There are currently 13 recognized subspecies. American ermines are small carnivorous mammals that live in a variety of terrestrial habitats, such as forests and wetlands.

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

## Photo

![American Ermine](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-ermine/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19334647

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-ermine?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).