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Gulo gulo (Wolverine)

Synonyms: Gulo vulgaris
Language: French

Wikipedia Abstract

The wolverine (/ˈwʊlvəriːn/), Gulo gulo (Gulo is Latin for "glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae (weasels). It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. The wolverine, a solitary animal, has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself.
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Infraspecies

Gulo gulo albus
Gulo gulo gulo (Wolverine)
Gulo gulo katschemakensis (Wolverine)
Gulo gulo luscus (Wolverine)
Gulo gulo luteus (Wolverine)
Gulo gulo vancouverensis (Wolverine)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
43
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.4
EDGE Score: 3.55
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  36.008 lbs (16.333 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  95 grams
Male Weight [3]  31.967 lbs (14.50 kg)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Endothermic [2]  20 %
Diet - Fruit [2]  20 %
Diet - Scavenger [2]  40 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 11 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years 1 month
Gestation [1]  35 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  20 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [3]  32 inches (81 cm)
Weaning [1]  87 days

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

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Michigan

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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♦ 3Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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♦ 5Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service
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♦ 7Microtus miurus (Rodentia: Cricetidae), F. RUSSELL COLE AND DON E. WILSON, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 42(855):75–89 (2010)
♦ 8Nyctereutes procyonoides, Oscar G. Ward and Doris H. Wurster-Hill, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 358, pp. 1-5 (1990)
♦ 95.1 Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus, A. Angerbjörn, P. Hersteinsson and M. Tannerfeldt, Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. and Macdonald, D.W. (eds). 2004. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 430 pp.
♦ 10Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 11International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0