Causes of death, Competition, IUCN rating, Impact of humans

Predation: Fishers, bobcats, foxes, wildcats, and a wide variety of hawks and owls

Sexual Competition: none

Diseases: no diseases

Other causes: over trapping and habitat loss due to commercial logging and development in some areas.

Inter-species-within the species: mates and nesting 

Intra-species-with other species: anything that eats the same food that they eat

What do they compete over: food

Affect of invasive species: not affected

What is the rating: Least concern

Population: unknown number

Population trend: remains stable

What impacts have occurred: taken as pets, habitat loss, climate change, global warming, diseases affecting beech trees and trapping 

Potential future impacts: none found 

How long have humans been interacting with species: 1000 years 

Efforts being made to minimize impacts: nothing