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Stoat (Mustela erminea)

Pound for pound the stoat is one of Ireland’s most formidable predators. At only 16cm to 31cm (6 to 12 inches) long and weighing in at between 90g and 445g (3 and 15½oz) this fearsome little carnivore will readily take on prey two or more times its own size. Considered….