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title: "Veelvraat"
description: "Gulo gulo — Zoogdieren. The wolverine ( WUUL-və-reen, US also WUUL-və-REEN; Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wolverine
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Veelvraat

> Gulo gulo — Zoogdieren. The wolverine ( WUUL-və-reen, US also  WUUL-və-REEN; Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae.

- Scientific name: *Gulo gulo*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen), `arctic` (Poolgebied)
- iNaturalist observations: 1090
- Wikidata: [Q14334](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14334)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41852](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41852)

## Names

- en: Wolverine
- de: Vielfraß
- es: Glotón
- fr: Glouton
- nl: Veelvraat
- pt: Glutão
- pl: Rosomak tundrowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (306), CA (238), FI (137), RU (54), NO (18), KZ (5), MN (4)

## Summary

The wolverine ( WUUL-və-reen, US also  WUUL-və-REEN; Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself.
The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada, the U.S. state of Alaska…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine

## Photo

![Veelvraat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wolverine/medium.jpg)

Photo: Spencer Quayle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132145248

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wolverine?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).