Can a porcupine kill a wolverine?

Like all mustelids, the wolverine punches way, way above its weight class. Wolverines have been known to drive mountain lions and grizzly bears—fierce predators several times the wolverine’s size—off of their own kills. It’s not that wolverines are immune to the quills of a porcupine; they aren’t.

What animal will attack a porcupine?

Their quills come off easily when touched, and their sharp tips and overlapping scales or barbs that make them difficult to remove. Even so, porcupines are preyed upon by co-adapted predators including lynx, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, wolverines, great horned owls, mountain lions and fishers.

Are Wolverines related to skunks?

Mustelids include the polecats, the badgers, the martens, the otters, the wolverine, and other members of the weasel family. Historically, skunks have also been included in Mustelidae, but genetic analyses suggest that they belong to a separate family of their own (Mephitidae).

Is a badger tougher than a wolverine?

The wolverine’s greater strength and powerful jaws and teeth would very likely enable it to overpower the honey badger. As for the honey badger, its teeth, although smaller than the wolverine’s would very likely be able to penetrate the wolverine’s hide.

Who would win in a fight honey badger vs Tasmanian Devil?

Both animals are very formidable. The devil has a stronger bite, while the badger is larger and has much better claws. Both of them routinely survive attacks from much larger predators. Raw attitude would probably be the honey badger as it is absolutely fearless.

What are skunks predators?

Coyotes, foxes, dogs, bobcats, mountain lions, badgers and big owls can all eat skunks but rarely do. Gehrt’s research shows that less than 5 percent of skunk mortality is caused by predators.

Is a skunk a weasel?

Skunks were originally grouped inside the Mustelidae family (weasels, otters, badgers, and their relatives) because of the physical similarities including a squat body, strong claws for digging, enlarged anal glands and musty anal secretions.