Pekania pennanti Erxleben 1777 (fisher)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combinations: Martes pennanti, Mustela pennanti, Mustela pennantii
Belongs to Pekania according to J. X. Samuels and J. Cavin 2013
See also Hall 1936, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Marmi et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Pekania diluviana, Pekania occulta, Pekania palaeosinensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: Ontario, Quebec, Yukon collections), United States (8: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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