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Fisher
Martes pennati
By Demitrius
Classification
Kingdom:Anamalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Mustelidae
Genus:Martes
Species:Martes Pennati
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Physical Description
Males tend to be larger they grow up
to 3 1/2 ft and a 15 inch tale.Females are 20% smaller than males.When they
are full grown they are 18 pounds. The fisher is a brownish blackish color
with a long curvy nose. They are 20%bigger than females
Diet and Feeding Habits
The fisher eats Porcupines, Snow shoe
hares,Shrews,Deer mouse,Flying squirrel,Red backed vole,Muskrat Mink,Red
squirrel,Fruit And some insects.
Reproduction
Healthy femalse produce at the age 1year.The
young are born blind in den or in hollow trees.They get there eye site 42
days after they are orn,they start to trave with their mom 3 months later.
Mating season starts at the beginning of March and ends in late April.
Habitat
It is usally found in dwellings
or in treetops in forestt in the Northern Region of America also partly the
Southern part of Canada.
Role in the Ecosystem
The fisher's role in the ecosystem
is to eat porcupines and squirrels,Also other small game.They are able to
eat a porcupine
Bibliography
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Martes_pennanti.html
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