Least ConcernPine Marten
Martes martes
48 countries217 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 4 species of marten, in the family Mustelidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 4.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 66 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is one of the few mustelids with semi-retractile claws, ideal for climbing trees.
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Its actual gestation lasts only a month, but delayed implantation stretches the process to up to eight months.
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It eats small mammals, birds and their eggs, insects and fruit.
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It hunts in pairs and can bring down deer calves far larger than itself.
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It hunts in groups, which is highly unusual in a mustelid: coordinated pairs or threes can bring down prey as large as a fawn or a young musk deer.
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It has a sweet tooth: in Asia it is known for raiding beehives and eating nectar and ripe fruit, and its name in several local languages refers directly to honey.
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Its fur was for centuries one of the most valuable goods in Siberia.
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Its fur was a currency in medieval Russia and one of the economic drivers of the conquest of Siberia: the sable trade pushed Russian expansion eastwards for centuries.
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