What is this thing!?

[ShrekDawg]

Found it on the side of the road. I’m thinking some sort of mink or weasel maybe? But????

 

[BarnyardChaos]

where are you?

 

[ShrekDawg]

where are you?

Massachusetts

 

[BarnyardChaos]

To my uneducated eye, it looks like a long-tailed weasel, or a young ermine (stoat). They're so closely related, they're almost interchangeable. Both turn white in winter, which may explain the lighter brown/reddish coat. And both have a black tip on their tails. Minks are much bigger and have webbed feet - I don't see that in your photos.

 

[ShrekDawg]

To my uneducated eye, it looks like a long-tailed weasel, or a young ermine (stoat). They're so closely related, they're almost interchangeable. Both turn white in winter, which may explain the lighter brown/reddish coat. And both have a black tip on their tails. Minks are much bigger and have webbed feet - I don't see that in your photos.

Thanks!