White-footed Ferret

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Black-footed Ferrets are nocturnal (more active at night) and live in prairie dog burrows that they take over (usually after eating the prairie dogs). Anatomy: The Black-footed Ferret has very short legs a long snout and a slender body. !t is " "#$ feet (%& cm) long (from snout to tail). Diet: Ferrets are carnivores (meat-eaters). They eat prairie dogs s'uirrels insects mice and birds which they hunt at night. Distribution: Black-footed Ferrets are found in the central part of (orth )merica from southern central *anada to Te+as ,-). Classification: .ingdom )nimalia /hylum *hordata *lass 0ammalia (mammals) 1rder *arnivora Family 0ustelidae (weasels ferrets minks skunks otters badgers) 2enus 0ustela -pecies M. nigripes.