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The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton (reflected in its Latin genus name Gulo, meaning "glutton") may be in part due to a false etymology.The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, fjellfross, meaning "mountain cat", is thought to have worked its way into German as Vielfraß, [5] which means "glutton" (literally "devours much").
The native distribution and density of extant mustelid species. The Mustelidae ( / m ʌ ˈ s t ɛ l ɪ d iː / ; [ 2 ] from Latin mustela , weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels , badgers , otters , polecats , martens , grisons , and wolverines .
The American badger is a member of the Mustelidae, a diverse family of carnivorous mammals that also includes weasels, otters, ferrets, and the wolverine. [4] The American badger belongs to the Taxidiinae, one of four subfamilies of mustelid badgers – the other three being the Melinae (four species in two genera, including the European badger), the Helictidinae (five species of ferret ...
The agency's view of wolverines and the degree of protection the elusive animals require has wavered over the past decade: It has issued decisions both in favor of and against listing them as ...
Nov. 29—Wolverines are now protected as a threatened species in the Lower 48 under the federal Endangered Species Act, bringing an extensive legal dispute to a close. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
The North American wolverine has officially been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and will receive long-anticipated federal protections, US officials announced Wednesday, as ...
Mustelids are some of the most important predators of squirrels, mice, and voles, although wolverines can take down an animal as large as a caribou and the primary food of river otters is fish. Several species, including the river otter, black-footed ferret, and wolverine, have declined over much of their range because of habitat loss ...
There are no natural wolverines believed to be living in Michigan and yet we feel strangely possessive about this mean, nocturnal weasel. Feds list wolverines as threatened species, we wonder ...