Martes melampus

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Japanese 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1841. Heft 101, Heft 102. Pp. 121–240 in Wagner, J.A. Die Säughtiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Supplementband. Zweite Abtheilung: Die Raubthiere. Boß, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 558 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062858

Original name as described

Mustela melampus

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39202.a, RMNH.MAM.39202.b, RMNH.MAM.39203.a, RMNH.MAM.39203.b, RMNH.MAM.39204.a, RMNH.MAM.39204.b, RMNH.MAM.45487, RMNH.MAM.54998

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39202.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39202.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39203.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39203.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39204.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39204.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.45487 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54998

Type locality

Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan · South Korea? · North Korea?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005823

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 japonica

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

japonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.3.2.4, BMNH:Mamm:189a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6baf38ea-0c6e-41d4-a183-af452b3e424f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e5688340-259a-4d04-b665-7c8e7dd3d075

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497035

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mustela melampus tsuensis

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tsuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.10.14.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/791c4b51-57a6-47b4-8679-11e5cbe253db

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267637

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mustela melampus bedfordi

(O. Thomas, 1905)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

bedfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.30.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f634513b-7d28-41a3-873e-b28010ef1428

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208091

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Martes melampus coreensis

Kuroda & Mori, 1923

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

coreensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.2.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/727f29a4-3ff0-4038-89c6-2425b59f1437

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mustela melampus

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39202.a, RMNH.MAM.39202.b, RMNH.MAM.39203.a, RMNH.MAM.39203.b, RMNH.MAM.39204.a, RMNH.MAM.39204.b, RMNH.MAM.45487, RMNH.MAM.54998

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39202.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39202.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39203.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39203.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39204.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39204.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.45487 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54998

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062858

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Temminck (1843:pl. 7 (figs. 3-4), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)

Martes melampus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:259, 260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41650/45213228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Martes melampus melampus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

melampus

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 (2009:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Martes melampus tsuensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tsuensis

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 (2009:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Martes melanopus

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

melanopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497036

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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