| 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 | |
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