Japanese marten | |
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A stuffed specimen exhibited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Martes |
Species: | M. melampus
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Binomial name | |
Martes melampus (Wagner, 1841)
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Japanese marten range | |
Synonyms | |
Crocutictis melampus |
The Japanese marten (Martes melampus) is a marten species endemic to Japan.