Marten

For the bird family also known by the homophonous term "martin", see Swallow. For other uses, see Marten (disambiguation).
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Martens (disambiguation) and Martes (disambiguation).

Marten
Temporal range: Miocene–recent
European pine marten (Martes martes)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Guloninae
Genus: Martes
Pinel, 1792
Type species
Martes domestica[1]
Pinel, 1792 (= Mustela foina Erxleben, 1777)
Species

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Marten ranges:
  • M. americana + caurina = cyan & teal
  • M. flavigula = dark blue & sepia
  • M. foina = rust, brown & sepia
  • M. gwatkinsii
  • M. martes = orange, rust & grass-green
  • M. melampus = yellow
  • M. zibellina = green & grass-green

A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on the species; it is valued by animal trappers for the fur trade. Martens are slender, agile animals, which are adapted to living in the taiga, and inhabit coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the Northern Hemisphere.

  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.