How to Identify the Grison

Grisons are omnivorous members of the weasel family, primarily occupying central and south America. The key to recognizing grisons is knowing where they live and being able to identify their distinctive coloring. Once you have seen a picture of one, they are hard to miss.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Recognize its shape. The grison looks weasel-like. Its legs and tail are short and its body is long and muscled. it has small feet and eyes and long claws.

2. Recognize the grison's size. They are just over two feet long on average, including the tail. They weigh between 2.2 and 6.6 pounds.

3. Recognize the grison's coloring. They are a silvery gray along the back with a black underbody. They have distinctive facial coloring with a black mask bordered by a thin white stripe at the top.

4. Compare the location of the animal you are looking at with the grison's geographical range. Grisons are found in Southern Mexico and in central and south America

5. Recognize the sounds a grison makes. Grisons make snorts to communicate. They can also make growls when alarmed or threatened.

Resources

• Great drawing of a grison