European pine marten
"Pine marten" redirects here. For the North American pine marten, see American marten. For the Newfoundland subspecies, see Newfoundland pine marten. European pine marten Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: Martes Species: M. martes Binomial name Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) European pine marten range (green – native, red – introduced) Synonyms Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758 The European pine marten ( Martes martes ), known most commonly as the pine marten in Anglophone Europe, and less commonly also known as pineten, baum marten, or sweet marten, [ full citation needed ] is an animal native to Northern Europe belonging to the mustelid family, which also includes mink, otter, badger, wolverine, and weasel. Contents 1 Description 2 Habit...