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Card 81/142

Name

Martes foina

beech marten

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia

Family: Mustelidae

Genus: Martes

Species: foina

Habitat

Terrestrial, in a wide variety of habitats, from steppe areas to forests, with a great predilection for rocky areas. Frequent in anthropised environments.

Feeding

Carnivore mainly carnivorous, also ingests fruits

Distribution

Eurasia. Widely distributed on the Iberian Peninsula, introduced in historical times in Ibiza.

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC) globally (IUCN, 2016). Similar situation in Spain

Additional information

Dark coat with broad white patch ("bib") extending down the neck and chest to the base of the forelegs. Long, shaggy tail

Additional information

Bibliography

- Barrul, J., & Mate, I. (2020). La Garduña. Monografías Zoológicas – Serie Ibérica- Volumen 3. Tundra Ediciones.

- Cabeza-Díaz, S. (2016). La Garduña. En El libro de los Carnívoros (pp. 176-191). Lozano, J., & Lacasa, M. (Eds). Editorial Photodigiscoping.

- Padial, J. M., Ávila, E., & Sánchez, J. M. (2002). Feeding habits and overlap among red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and stone marten (Martes foina) in two Mediterranean mountain habitats. Mammalian Biology, 67(3), 137-146. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504704700178

- Reig, S. (2007). Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777). En Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos terrestres de España (pp. 305-307). Palomo, L. J., Gisbert, J., & Blanco, J. C. (eds). Dirección General de Biodiversidad – SECEM-SECEMU. Accesible en: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/ieet_mami_martes_foina_tcm30-99820.pdf