Fun Marbled Polecat Facts For Kids
A marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a type of small mammal of the large family of mustelids and the only identified species of the genus Vormela. It is also commonly known as Eurasian marbled polecat or European marbled polecat, probably because of its vast distribution in Europe and Asia.
Apart from that, the marbled polecat range also extends to Central and East Asia. The marbled polecat has particular areas as their personal home ranges in their habitats that stretch to a large area.
The animal shows aggressive habits when met with another polecat. The polecats socialize only during their breeding season between March to early June.
They live by digging their own dens but sometimes might turn the burrows or dens of their prey into their own.
The species protects its home range from all types of intruders and can be aggressive even towards human beings if they come closer to their range. Their brown coat was in high demand in fur trades once upon a time, referred to as fitch.
At present, this wild mammal group does not have any dedicated management plan for them, and they have become extremely rare. To learn more about the animal, keep on reading these facts.
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