adult marten | can swim | |
chases away other martens of the opposite sex | |
eats red-backed voles, deer mouse, field voles, varying hare, grouse, squirrels, shrews, bird's eggs, amphibians, berries | |
has breeding season July and August | |
has colour dark brown fur coat and a bright orange throat patch, lighter in summer | |
has den in hollow tree | |
has length 490-645 mm | |
has temperament curious and ferocious | |
has part abdominal scent glands which it rubs on logs and rocks during mating season | |
has part large, beady, black eyes | |
has part long, bushy tail | |
has part short legs | |
has part slender body | |
is active all winter | |
is nocturnal | |
is solitary | |
is a kind of marten | |
live in trees but also spend time on the ground | |
moults during summer | |
reaches sexual maturity by 15-17 months | |
weighs 650-1000 g | |
marten | has habitat old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest | |
has name in French martre d'Amérique | |
has scientific name Martes americana | |
has status threatened in Newfoundland | |
is important to fur industry | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |