Possible Clues:

• Brown coat
• Ermine in its summer coat
• Predator of the kiwi
• Ermine can be -- to a T -- the ultimate in furriers going over the top
• Weasel kin
• Fur source
• Animal that's furry and small? Precisely!
• Ferret kin
• Brown bread son's brought up for little animal
• Provider of ermine