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Martens
Martes
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.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Stone Marten
speciesMartes foina
Eurasian Pine Marten
speciesMartes martes
American Marten
speciesMartes americana
Pacific Marten
speciesMartes caurina
Yellow-throated Marten
speciesMartes flavigula
Japanese Marten
speciesMartes melampus
Sable
speciesMartes zibellina
Nilgiri Marten
speciesMartes gwatkinsii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41790.