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Characteristics of Family Mustelidae- Anal scent glands - Short legged; long slender bodies and long tails - 5 toes on each foot, generally non-retractile claws - Skull cranium elongate and flattened; rostrum short - Well developed canine and carnassial teeth - Incisors poorly developed; upper molar is rotated 90 - Delayed implantation
Wolverine scientific nameGulo gulo
Wolverine physical characteristics-Largest mustelid, males up to 20 kg -Short, stout muscular body -Broad, flat head with short snout, small rounded ears -Bear-like paws with 5 partly retractile claws -Member of the X-men - Short and bushy tail - Long brown fur, 2 paler lateral stripes running from shoulders to rump – forms a dark saddle on the back - clumsy gallop
Wolverine habitat• remote, mountainous wilderness areas; avoid contact with humans • Subalpine habitats important for denning
Wolverine food and feeding- Omnivorous - roots, berries, fish, ground squirrels, hares, and ungulates - Opportunistic scavengers
Wolverine reproduction• Breeding season - April to Sept • 1-3 kits are born the following March • females do not breed every year • Reproductive success tied to nutrition
American badger scientific nameTaxidea taxus jeffersonii
Badger physical characteristics• Flattened, stout body; short legs and rounded ears • Triangular skull with flattened cranium • Long body fur, mainly yellowish to gray in colour • Hair on sides forms a “fringe” • Distinctive striping pattern on face
Badger behaviour-Solitary, mainly nocturnal, burrowing -Dig burrows in pursuit of food and as den -Facultative hibernators from Nov. to April (depends on winter conditions)
Badger habitat? Diet? Management?Prefer open grassland areas Small mammals No hunting or trapping - recovery efforts underway
Fisher scientific namePekania pennanti
Fisher habitat-Prefer mixed forests edges and riparian areas -Resting and maternal denning sites in large dead trees
Fisher diet-porcupine, snowshoe hare, squirrels, mice, voles, shrews, birds and carrion - Important in regulating porcupine #s
Fisher management• Class 2 furbearer (i.e., moves between traplines) • Trapping season is Nov 1 – Feb 15 • CR in an open season, and CI if in a closed season or area
American and pacific marten scientific namesMartes americana Martes caurina
Marten physical characteristics• Similar to fisher, but smaller (<75 cm in length) • Bigger ears, bushy tail; brown fir, usually with yellow or orange throat patch • Head may be paler than rest of body • 38 teeth; DF same as fisher
Marten habitat, diet, and hunting• Found throughout BC, prefer old growth forests • Voles are main prey species on the ground • Hunt in trees (arboreal) with squirrels as main prey
Mink scientific nameNeovison vison
Mink physical characteristics and diet-Dark brown with white chin, white throat/belly markings -Small ears and eyes, less bushy tail than marten -Semi-aquatic (webbed toes) -Coastal feed mainly on shellfish, interior on freshwater fish
Ermine scientific nameMustela erminea
Ermine physical characteristics• Small in size (<35 cm) • Short tail (4-11 cm) with black tip • Brown with light belly in summer, white feet • White coat in winter
Long-tailed Weasel scientific nameMustela frenata
Long-tailed weasel characteristics-Similar to ermine but larger with longer black-tipped tail -Feet are brown in summer -34 teeth, DF same as mink -Found in south and central BC
Least weasel scientific nameMustela nivalis
Least weasel characteristics-Smallest carnivore in BC (total length < 20 cm) -Short tail (< 4 cm) with no black tip -34 teeth, DF same as mink -Sparse distribution in north and central BC
Which tail belongs to which weasel?a. Least weasel b. Short tailed weasel c. Long tailed weasel
River Otter scientific nameLontra canadensis
River Otter characteristics• Dark brown, streamlined body; lighter in face • Long tapered tail, webbed feet • Associated with rivers and lakes throughout BC, also very common on coast
River Otter behaviour• Feed on fish, crustaceans, frogs, turtles, water snakes and other aquatic mammals such as juvenile muskrats and beavers • Playful, especially after snowfalls and near muddy river banks where they create river otter slides • Establish latrines on land
Sea Otter scientific nameEnhydra lutris
Sea Otter characteristics• Has paddle-shaped hind feet and moves awkwardly on land • Tail is blunt and thicker than that of river otters • Fur is extremely dense and dark brown with a light coloured face
Sea Otter behaviour• Exclusively marine, unlike river otter that is tied to land • Feed on marine invertebrates (e.g., sea urchins) and often float on their backs while feeding