AnAge entry for Martes pennanti

Classification (HAGRID: 01840)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Martes
Species: Martes pennanti
Common name: Fisher

Maximum longevity: 14.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Depending on how long the implantation takes to occur, the total gestation time can vary from 270 to 370 days. In the wild, fishers may live up to 10 years [0542]. One specimen lived 14.3 years in captivity [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[1069] Dzialak and Serfass (2003), Effects of flumazenil on fishers Martes pennanti restrained with tiletamine-zolazepam
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo