Fisher Cat Maine Size

A fisher really doesn t have any boundaries in the size of the animal it s willing to attack says scott mclellan assistant regional wildlife biologist with the maine department of inland.

Fisher cat maine size. In their west coast range they are slightly smaller. The fisher is one of the only animals that can successfully attack kill and eat a porcupine. The slim bodied short legged stout little creatures are about 32 to 40 inches 81 to 102 centimeters long with rounded ears and bushy tails that are about 12 to 16 inches 30 to 41 centimeters in length. Adult females are 75 to 95 cm 30 37 in long and weigh 2 0 to 2 5 kg 4 6 lb.

Fisher have become more adapted to living in forests in more suburban areas and are responsible for preying on local house cats. The fur of the fisher varies seasonally being denser and glossier in the winter. Males range in size from 35 to 47 inches in length and weigh 8 to13 pounds while females are approximately 30 to 37 inches in length and weigh about 4 to 6 pounds. Fishers are generally the size of a domestic cat.

Fisher cat a fact of life in maine woods. Weeks after its blood curdling screams punctuate the night the ferocious beast is sighted. Diana heath created date. They ve got glossy dark brown coats and some pretty impressive retractable claws.