Martes americana
(Turton, 1806)
American Marten
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Superfamily | : Musteloidea |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Guloninae |
| Genus | : Martes |
Species status
Authority citation
[Mustela]
Original name as described
Mustela americanus
Other common names
American Pine Marten
Type locality
North America.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Canada · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(AK,WA,ID,MT)
Taxonomy notes
previously included M. caurina
Taxonomy notes citation
Dawson, N. G., Colella, J. P., Small, M. P., Stone, K. D., Talbot, S. L., & Cook, J. A. (2017). Historical biogeography sets the foundation for contemporary conservation of martens (genus Martes) in northwestern North America. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(3), 715-730. · Colella, J. P., Johnson, E. J., & Cook, J. A. (2018). Reconciling molecules and morphology in North American Martes. Journal of Mammalogy, 99(6), 1323-1335. · Colella, J. P., Wilson, R. E., Talbot, S. L., & Cook, J. A. (2019). Implications of introgression for wildlife translocations: the case of North American martens. Conservation Genetics, 20(2), 153-166.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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