European pine marten

"Pine marten" redirects here. For the North American pine marten, see American marten. For the Newfoundland subspecies, see Newfoundland pine marten.

European pine marten
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Martes
Species:
M. martes
Binomial name
Martes martes
European pine marten range
(green – native, red – introduced)
Synonyms

Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758

The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and parts of Iran, Iraq and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is less commonly also known as baum marten[2] or sweet marten.[3]

  1. ^ a b Herrero, J.; Kranz, A.; Skumatov, D.; Abramov, A.V.; Maran, T.; Monakhov, V.G. (2016). "Martes martes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12848A45199169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12848A45199169.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Definition of 'baum marten'". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Definition of 'sweet marten'". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 2 February 2019.