Stats

Lifespan

7-12 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tundra and Taiga

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Ferocity

Status

Rare

About

Wolverines are the largest land-dwelling members of the Mustelidae family, and are solitary carnivores known for their strength and ferocity. They can kill prey many times larger than themselves, and are capable of crushing bone and crushing skulls.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Mustelidae

Genus

Gulo

Species

Gulo gulo