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Name

Martes martes

European pine marten

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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