<Li> Martes pennantii Smith, 1843 </Li> <Li> Martes pennanti Coues, 1877 </Li> <P> The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a small carnivorous mammal native to North America . It is a member of the mustelid family (commonly referred to as the weasel family) and is in the monospecific genus Pekania . 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 . </P> <P> Males and females look similar . Adult males are 90 to 120 cm (35--47 in) long and weigh 3.5 to 6 kilograms (8--13 lb). Adult females are 75 to 95 cm (30--37 in) long and weigh 2 to 2.5 kg (4--6 lb). The fur of the fisher varies seasonally, being denser and glossier in the winter . During the summer, the color becomes more mottled, as the fur goes through a moulting cycle . The fisher prefers to hunt in full forest . Though an agile climber, it spends most of its time on the forest floor, where it prefers to forage around fallen trees . An omnivore, the fisher feeds on a wide variety of small animals and occasionally on fruits and mushrooms . It prefers the snowshoe hare and is one of the few animals able to prey successfully on porcupines . Despite its common name, the fisher rarely eats fish . </P>

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