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Carnivores of Minnesota

  • Close up of badger walking across grass

    Badger (Taxidea taxus)

  • Black bear in swath of golden foliage

    Bear (Ursus americanus)

  • Bobcat crouching in green grass and looking directly at camera

    Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

  • Courgar sitting on brown earth

    Cougar (Puma concolor)

  • Coyote in field of brown grass carrying dead animal in moutn

    Coyote (Canis latrans)

  • Small brown animal with white belly laying on tree limb

    Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel; Mustela erminea)

  • Dark brown animal with small ears and pointed nose sitting on wood chips

    Fisher (Martes pennanti)

  • Dog like animal with upright ears, grey sides and reddish blond belly

    Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

  • Small slender long brown animal with white belly standing on soil

    Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)

  • Small slender long brown animal with white belly perched on rocks

    Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

  • Large furry cat with black tufts on ears and large paws walking across snow

    Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

  • Furry reddigsh animal with grey busy tail standing in snow

    Marten (Martes americana)

  • Brown slender animal with small ears sitting on rocks

    Mink (Mustela vison)

  • Long brown furry otter lounging in the grass

    Otter (Lontra canadensis)

  • Brown animal with white face, black mask around eyes and striped tail in grass next to water

    Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

  • Red animal with long black legs, bush black tail, upright ears and white belly standing in snow

    Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

  • Mottled black and white rodent like animal with busy tail and pointed nose

    Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)

  • Predominantly black animal with bushy hair, short legs, pointed nose and 2 long white stripes along back

    Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

  • Large grey dog like animal with upright ears

    Wolf (Canis lupus)

  • Wolverine walking in green grass

    Wolverine (Gulo gulo)

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  • Species
    • All Carnivores
    • Badger (Taxidea taxus)
    • Bear (Ursus americanus)
    • Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
    • Cougar (Puma concolor)
    • Coyote (Canis latrans)
    • Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel; Mustela erminea)
    • Fisher (Martes pennanti)
    • Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
    • Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
    • Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
    • Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
    • Marten (Martes americana)
    • Mink (Mustela vison)
    • Otter (Lontra canadensis)
    • Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
    • Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    • Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
    • Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
    • Wolf (Canis lupus)
    • Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
  • Publications
  • About Us
  • Information
    • Harvest Data
    • Measurement Sources
    • Regulations
    • Wolves vs. Coyotes
  • Home