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mammal > carnivore > weasel > marten |
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marten comparison table |
Subject | have status | be weaned by | be helpless | be important to | have breeding season | be solitary | have den | reach sexual maturity by | is a kind of | live in | be nocturnal | have scientific name | swim | be deaf | weigh | eat | have length | crawl at | has part | have name in French | open ears at | have temperament | open eyes at | be active | have colour | chase away | have habitat | moult during | be blind |
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weasel | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
marten | threatened in Newfoundland | fur industry | weasel | Martes americana | martre d'Amérique | old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
adult marten | threatened in Newfoundland | fur industry | July and August | in hollow tree | 15-17 months | marten | trees but also spend time on the ground | Martes americana | 650-1000 g | red-backed voles, deer mouse, field voles, varying hare, grouse, squirrels, shrews, bird's eggs, amphibians, berries | 490-645 mm | slender body | martre d'Amérique | curious and ferocious | all winter | dark brown fur coat and a bright orange throat patch, lighter in summer | other martens of the opposite sex | old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest | summer | ||||||||||
baby marten | threatened in Newfoundland | 6 weeks | at birth | fur industry | marten | Martes americana | at birth | 28 g at birth | 46 days | martre d'Amérique | 26 days | 39 days | old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest | at birth |
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