European pine marten
Species of mammal in the mustelid family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Pine marten" redirects here. For the North American pine marten, see American marten. For the Newfoundland subspecies, see Newfoundland pine marten.
The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and parts of Iran, Iraq and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is less commonly also known as baum marten[2] or sweet marten.[3]
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European pine marten | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Martes |
Species: | M. martes |
Binomial name | |
Martes martes | |
European pine marten range (green – native, red – introduced) | |
Synonyms | |
Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758 |
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