🦡Black-footed ferret
Der Schwarzfußiltis (Mustela nigripes) ist eine in Nordamerika verbreitete Raubtierart aus der Untergattung der Iltisse innerhalb der Familie der Marder (Mustelidae). Schwarzfußiltisse nutzen als Beutetier überwiegend Präriehunde. Die Ausrottung der als Landwirtschaftsschädlinge eingeordneten Präriehunde in vielen Gebieten Nordamerikas führte entsprechend zu einem Bestandszusammenbruch beim Schwarzfußiltis. 1996 wurde der Schwarzfußiltis von der IUCN Red List als in der freien Wildbahn ausgestorben gelistet, es gab jedoch noch eine Population in Gefangenschaft. Dank Nachzuchtprogrammen konnte das Überleben dieser Art gesichert werden. 2013 gab es dann wieder etwa 1200 Schwarzfußiltisse in der freien Wildbahn. Der heute in freier Wildbahn lebende Bestand geht auf in Gefangenschaft gezüchtete Individuen zurück.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 0.91 kg
- Body length
- 0.43 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 12 years
Everything we know about the Black-footed ferret
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.91 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 1.02 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.43 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass8.81 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan12 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 9.4 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length4.1 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity1.0 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation43 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 43 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 3COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 3AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.83 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density2 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.9 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Black-footed ferret yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyMustelidae
- ›genusMustela
- ›speciesMustela nigripes
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyMustelidae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyMustelidae
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