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| Wolverine | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life | ||
| Aliases | Glutton Carcajou Skunk bear Quickhatch | ||
| Classification | Gulo gulo | ||
| Species type | Mustelid | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Environment | Forests Tundras Western mountains | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Lifespan | Wild: 5-13 years Captivity: 18 years | ||
| Reproduction | Sexual, viviparous | ||
| Average height | 45.72 cm (1'6") | ||
| Average weight | 9.07-24.95 kg (20-55 lbs) | ||
| Average length | 87.5-100 cm (2'10.45"-3'3.37") | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Feeding behavior | Carnivorous | ||
| Prey | Arctic foxes Porcupines Squirrels Chipmunks Beavers Marmots Moles Gophers Rabbits Voles Mice Rats Shrews Lemmings Caribou Roe deer White-tailed deer Mule deer Sheep Goats Cattle Bison Moose Elk Martens Minks Eurasian lynxes Weasels Coyotes Wolf pups | ||
| Predators | Cougars Wolves Bears Humans | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Descendant(s) | Snowstalker | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Organization | Solitary | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Subclass | Theria | ||
| Infraclass | Placentalia | ||
| Superorder | Laurasiatheria | ||
| Order | Carnivora | ||
| Suborder | Caniformia | ||
| Infraorder | Arctoidea | ||
| Superfamily | Musteloidea | ||
| Family | Mustelidae | ||
| Subfamily | Guloninae | ||
| Genus | Gulo | ||
| Species | G. gulo | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Global: Least Concern Europe: Vulnerable | ||
| Creator | God (debated) | ||
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.
The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in northern Canada, the US state of Alaska, the mainland Nordic countries of Europe, and throughout western Russia and Siberia. Its population has steadily declined since the 19th century owing to trapping, range reduction and habitat fragmentation. The wolverine is now essentially absent from the southern end of its European range.