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Sable
Martes zibellina (Sable · クロテン)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A male's maximum weight of 1.8 kg is slightly heavier than a 1.5 L bottle of water (Comparison).
- 💡 A male's maximum length of 56 cm is slightly shorter than two 30 cm rulers placed end to end (60 cm) (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Sable is a mustelid living in dense taiga forests and mountains of northern Asia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males measure 38–56 cm in body length and weigh 0.88–1.8 kg, while females measure 35–51 cm and weigh 0.70–1.56 kg.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on mice, squirrels, bird eggs, small birds, and fish, eating berries and pine nuts when prey is scarce. Mating takes place from mid-June to mid-August, and delayed implantation extends the gestation period to 250–300 days.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a domestically distributed species listed in the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2016) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41652/45213477
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1005824
- • iucnredlist.org — 45213477
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000053332 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000053332
- • wikidata.org — Q26423
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Zobel (Martes zibellina).png
- • animaldiversity.org — Martes zibellina
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Margot Michaud · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.