Small rodents such as mice and voles are the preferred prey but long-tailed weasels also eat moles, shrews, tree squirrels, chipmunks and snowshoe hares. Both sexes may consume insects, earthworms, ...

Although only 5 inches from head to butt, it sports an impressive tail of about 6 inches—longer than the rest of its body ...

This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses, holds center stage among some small mammal specialists. Entire chapters of ...

The long tail of this Australian bird gives it its ... other birds, and small mammals for meals.

Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through ...

The pygmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world. Its head and body are less than two and a half inches long, though its tail is a bit more than twice that length. These threatened ...

DESCRIPTION: Pangolins are mammals but are uniquely covered from head to tail with large ... The IUCN has projected that the Philippine, Indian, long-tailed and tree pangolins will decline by about 50 ...