One of the 4 martens on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Mustelidae
Yellow-throated Marten
Martes flavigula
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The yellow-throated marten is the largest and most colourful of the martens: a chestnut coat with an intensely golden-yellow throat and chest and a black head and tail. It occupies an enormous range, from Pakistan to the Russian Far East and the Sunda islands. It is diurnal, highly active and omnivorous: it kills prey far larger than itself, including fawns, and also eats fruit, honey and nectar. Unlike almost all mustelids, it frequently hunts in pairs or threes.
Weight
1.6 kg – 5.7 kg
Size
50 cm – 72 cm
Life expectancy
14 years
