---
title: "Łasica długoogonowa"
description: "Neogale frenata — Ssaki. The long-tailed weasel, also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/long-tailed-weasel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Łasica długoogonowa

> Neogale frenata — Ssaki. The long-tailed weasel, also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America.

- Scientific name: *Neogale frenata*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 7178
- Wikidata: [Q720696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720696)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1264431](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1264431)

## Names

- en: Long-tailed Weasel
- de: Langschwanzwiesel
- es: Comadreja cola larga
- fr: Belette à longue queue
- it: Mustela frenata
- nl: Langstaartwezel
- pt: Mustela frenata
- pl: Łasica długoogonowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (4526), CA (669), MX (479), CO (164), EC (65), CR (27), PE (21), GT (12), HN (10), PA (6), VE (5), BZ (3)

## Summary

The long-tailed weasel, also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of weasel found in North, Central, and South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel, also known as a "stoat", a close relation in the genus Mustela that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago; the two species are visually similar, having long, slender bodies and tails with short legs and a black tail tip.

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

## Photo

![Łasica długoogonowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tailed-weasel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Shawn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291900813

## Machine access

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