Pacific marten

Pacific marten
In Lassen National Forest, California
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Martes
Species:	M. caurina
Binomial name
Martes caurina (Merriam, 1890)
Subspecies
M. c. caurina M. c. humboldtensis M. c. nesophila M. c. origensis M. c. sierrae M. c. vulpina
Synonyms
Species level: Alopecogale caurina Subspecies level: Martes americana caurina Alopecogale americana caurina

The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a species of North American mammal, a member of the family Mustelidae. It is found throughout western North America.