Contains a picture, where you can find them, and their endangered status. Blackfooted ferrets can be identified by their black feet, face mask and tail tip. The coat is generally coloured yellowbuff with a paler underside. The forehead, muzzle and throat are nearly white. The top of the head and the middle of the back are brown. Their head and body length ranges from 3850 cm with a tail from 1115 cm long. Male ferrets weigh between 9501100 g and females weigh 750900 g. There are just three species of ferrets in the world and the blackfooted ferret is the only ferret native to North America. In the wild, blackfooted ferrets live to ~ 2 3 years of age and in captivity they typically live between 5 and 7 years. Common predators of ferrets include coyotes, badgers, greathorned owls, hawks and eagles.

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