Marbled polecats
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The Marbled Polecat's Unique Charm
Marbled polecats are fascinating creatures.
Its thick, soft coat is marked with large, irregular blotches outlined in black. Accessed February 01, 2009 at . One study found high genetic homogeneity among several marbled polecats, and their mitochondrial DNA showed no distinctions among specimens from varying regions in their geographic range (Rozhnov et al., 2008).
2006. Marbled polecats aggressively protect their home range from other polecats and will stand their ground even when humans approach. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria. Flexible social structure of a desert rodent, Rhombomys opimus : philopatry, kinship, and ecological constraints. Mammalia , 62: 269–283. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities.
The cubs are be able to eat solid food before their eyes open at 38 to 40 days. Females mate during their first spring and are able to carry young the following winter.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
References
Ben-David, M.
1998.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic. " Vormela peregusna . In fact, only one individual—a radio-collared female in Thailand—has ever been tracked in the wild.
Meet the Marbled Cat: Borneo’s Elusive Arboreal Feline
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Despite their fierce appearance, marbled polecats are relatively small, weighing just a few pounds.
The cubs disperse around 61 to 68 days although not yet fully grown.
Southeast Asia continues to lose tropical forest at one of the fastest rates on Earth, largely due to logging and conversion to palm oil, coffee and rubber plantations.
Poaching is also a concern.
Additional Links
Encyclopedia of Life
Contributors
Tyler Petroelje (author), Northern Michigan University, John Bruggink (editor), Northern Michigan University, Gail McCormick (editor), Animal Diversity Web Staff.
If their prey struggles, the throat is often targeted.(Ben-David, Pellis, and Pellis, 1991).