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Amazon weasel

The Amazon Weasel

  • 12 March, 2025
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The Amazon weasel, aka tropical weasel, is the largest of the 3 South American weasels. They hail from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia (uncertain), Ecuador, and Peru. These weasels likely face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging

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