Name
Martes martes
European pine marten
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Martes
Species: martes
Habitat
Terrestrial, in well-structured coniferous and deciduous forests
Feeding
Carnivore mainly carnivorous, also ingests fruits
Distribution
Europe and western Asia. In Spain it occupies the northern fringe and was introduced in historical times in the Balearic Islands.
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC) globally (IUCN, 2016). Similar situation in Spain
Additional information
Uniform dark brown coat, with a patch ("bib") of a generally ochre-orange colour in the throat area (less widespread than in the marten). Long, shaggy tail
Additional information
Bibliography
- Birks, J. (2017). Pine Martens. The British Natural History Collection Volume: 8. Whittet Books.
- Ruiz-González, A. (2016). La Marta europea. En El libro de los Carnívoros (pp. 139-175). Lozano, J., & Lacasa, M. (Eds). Editorial Photodigiscoping.
- López Martín, J. M. (2007). Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758). En Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos terrestres de España (pp. 302-304). 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_martes_tcm30-99821.pdf