Martes caurina

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Pacific 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

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Description of a new marten (_Mustela caurina_) from the Northwest Coast region of the United States. North American Fauna 4:27-30.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799818

Original name as described

Mustela caurina

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186450

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e99c471-96ac-41e2-9a52-2675cd05acd2

Type locality

Chehalis County, Washington (coast near Gray's Harbour), USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,CA,NV,UT,CO,NM)

Taxonomy notes

split from M. americana

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005818

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Martes caurina vancouverensis

J. Grinnell & Dixon, 1926

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vancouverensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:12474

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:12474

Authority page

414

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29518356

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Martes caurina humboldtensis

J. Grinnell & Dixon, 1926

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

humboldtensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:19158

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:19158

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29518353

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Martes caurina sierrae

J. Grinnell & Storer, 1916

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

sierrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:22112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:22112

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558540

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Martes caurina nobilis

E. R. Hall, 1926

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nobilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:9835

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V9835&one=T

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Mustela caurina origenes

(Rhoads, 1902)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

origenes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:112170

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37410be4b-df02-483d-ac12-ebedb9f465bf

Authority page

458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309589

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Mustela caurina

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

caurina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186450

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e99c471-96ac-41e2-9a52-2675cd05acd2

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799818

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Mustela nesophila

(Osgood, 1901)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nesophila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78066

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e04bca30-7424-437e-9abb-93c1ce4450cd

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800284

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Mustela vulpina

(Rafinesque, 1819)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vulpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30962309

Authority publication

American Journal of Science (1818)

Name usages

Lesson (1842:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Martes caurina

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

caurina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806222

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:295, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Martes caurina caurina

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

caurina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806222

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:295, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Martes caurina origenes

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

origenes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806224

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:297, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Martes americana caurina

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

caurina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Martes americana humboldtensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

humboldtensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Martes americana nesophila

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nesophila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Martes americana origensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

origensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

608

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Martes americana sierrae

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

sierrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Martes americana vancourverensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vancourverensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

608

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Martes americana vulpina

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

vulpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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