Indonesian mountain weasel
{{Short description|Species of carnivore}}
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| name = Indonesian mountain weasel
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Mustela
| species = lutreolina
| authority = Robinson & Thomas, 1917
| range_map = Indonesian Mountain Weasel area.png
| range_map_caption = Indonesian mountain weasel range
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The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at montane elevations over {{cvt|1000|m}} in tropical rainforests. It is reddish-brown and has a body length of {{cvt|11|–|12|in|order=flip}} and a tail length of {{cvt|5|–|6|in|order=flip}}.
The Indonesian mountain weasel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Food habits
Indonesian mountain weasels are carnivorous, and are especially adapted to eating rodents. They are able to kill prey much larger than themselves due to their speed and agility.{{cite book |last1=Nowak |first1=R. |title=Walker's Mammals of the World |date=1999 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=978-0801857898}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Category:Mammals described in 1917
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