ipswich river audubon. ipswich, ma.
Date 27 May 2012, 12:31
Source fisher
Author brunop http://www.flickr.com/people/8905389@N03 from somerville, usa
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fisher,_Ipswich_River.jpg

The fisher (Pekania pennanti formerly Martes pennanti) is a small carnivorous mammal native to North America. It is a member of the Mustelidae (weasel family) and a part of the marten genus. The fisher is closely related to but larger than the American marten (Martes americana). The fisher is a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. Names derived from aboriginal languages include pekan, pequam, wejack, and woolang. It is also called a fisher cat, although it is not a feline.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Pekania
Species: Pekania pennanti (Erxleben, 1777)
Synonyms:
Mustela pennantii Erxleben, 1777
Mustela canadensis Schreber, 1788
Mustela melanorhyncha Boddaert, 1784
Mustela zibellina nigra Kerr, 1792
Viverra piscator Shaw, 1800
Viverra canadensis Shaw, 1800
Mustela nigra Turton, 1802
Mustela piscatoria Lesson, 1827
Martes pennantii Smith, 1843
Martes pennanti Coues, 1877