The male skins are generally larger than the female skins. They are good quality with weak spots, and may come with or without tails. They are not craft quality or fashion quality but somewhere in between. Male skins tend to have longer hair, denser under fur, and thicker skins than the female ones.
The skins are approximately 32" to 33" from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail (not including the length of the tail). Useable length is 24" long and 3" wide at the top to 6" wide at the bottom. The skins come cased (like a sausage) and have tails that are about 12" long. They weigh about 0.40 pounds. When cut open, they are about twice as wide. Please note that sizes will vary a little.
Mink are not an endangered species.
The male mink skins, 28-M-WH, are not for export outside of the USA.