European pine marten




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European pine marten

Adult weight : 1.3 kg (2.86 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 18 years

Female maturity :456 days

Male maturity : 426 days

Gestation : 28 days

Weaning : 59 days

Litter size : 4

Litters per year : 1

Interval between litters : 365 days

Weight at birth : 0.03 kg (0.066 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 0.68 kg (1.496 lbs)

Basal metabolic rate : 4 W

Body mass : 0.92 kg (2.024 lbs)

Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

European pine marten

Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Species : Martes martes

 

The European pine martin, pine martin is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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A European pine marten group is called a 'richness'.

Facts about the European pine marten

Pine Marten in the news The Pine Marten (Martes martes) is an animal in the weasel family, native to Europe.

Pine Marten Pine Marten The Pine Marten (Martes martes) is an animal in the North America.

The Pine Marten (Martes martes) is an animal in the weasel family, native to Europe.

The Pine marten (Martes martes) is a mid-sized predator found in most parts of Europe and central Asia. (Full text)

Conservationists are now examining evidence suggesting that the pine marten (Martes martes) is beginning to break out of its last redoubt in the Highlands and head back south of the border. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Pine Marten Pine Marten Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Martes Species: martes Binomial name Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) The Pine Marten (Martes martes) is an animal in the weasel family, native to Europe. (Full text)

1. pine marten, Martes martes -- (dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests)
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