Expert: Jonathan - 11/6/2009

Question
hi jonathan!

eurasian badger vs coyote

american badger vs eurasion badger

fisher vs wolverine

raccoon vs river otter

and finally,raccoon vs american badger

thanks!

Answer
Hi sulaiman! How's it going?

Let's start:

1. I think a big male Badger could take this. Males can get very aggressive over territory, food and other animals, and a Badger has more than competent weapons to fight. It has snapping jaws and raking claws. It is also pretty agile too.

A coyote could do some damage with a bite or two, but i would favour the Badger.

2. Well the Eurasian badger is much bigger, but it really hinges on the aggression of the individual. However i think a weight advantage gives the European badger the edge here, and it's weapons slightly more potent.

3. Did you mean Fisher marten? In that case, then it's the Wolverine no contest. Much heavier, and unbelievably aggressive, against  a lot bigger animals than a Fisher marten.

The Marten is agile, but it has no fundamental weapons to hurt the Wolverine. Face to face, a Wolverine would launch a high-octane attack that would seriously mess up the Fisher.

4. It depends on the subspecies, but certainly a North American River Otter would have an advantage here, on land and most definitely in the water.

Otters have sharp, cutting canines that the Raccoon does not have. It all comes down to weaponry.

5. The Raccoon could take this one, but it's close as again the Badger has more prominent weapons. The american badger is slow-moving though, and the Raccoon would bite at the hind and try and immobilise the badger.

I think the Badger would prevail though. Certainly more aggressive than the racoon.

Hope i answered your questions!

Keep asking,

Jonathan.