fisher
species of mammal
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Summary
fisher is a taxon[1]. fisher ranks in the top 0.072% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,607 views/month, #141 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Thomas Pennant[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: marten[6]
- Taxon name: Martes pennanti[7]
- Commons category: Martes pennanti[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Martes pennanti[9]
- Commons gallery: Martes pennanti[10]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[11], The American Cyclopædia[12], New International Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16]
- Taxon synonym: Pekania pennanti[17]
- Taxon common name: Fisher[18], Pekan[19], Fischermarder[20]
- Longest observed lifespan: 14.3 years[21]
- Litter size: 3[22]
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/fish/fishfrm.htm[23]
- Taxon range: Canada[24], United States[25]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 453109[26] and 41799[27]. fisher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76720[28]. fisher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328592[29]. fisher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218855[30]. fisher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180560[31].
Why It Matters
fisher has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] fisher is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]