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Martes Pinel, 1792

Martens
Martes Pinel, 1792; Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris, 1: 55, TS: Martes domestica Pinel
Charronia
Lamprogale
Zibellina
Pekania Gray, 1865; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (1): 107, TS: Mustela pennanti Erxleben

Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758)

CEU, NEU, W.Siberia, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Caucasia, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Näätä Pine Marten Sweet Mart
Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758; , TL: Upsala, Sweden

M. m. martes

sylvestris
sylvatica
vulgaris
abietum
latinorum; (Sardinia)
notialis; (S. Italy)
ruthena
Martela martes uralensis Kuznetsov, 1941; 126, TL: Near Miassa, S. Urals, USSR
Martela martes sabaneevi Yurgenson, 1947; , TL: Valley of R. Petchora, N. Urals, USSR
Martes martes martes ; [MPR, 172]

M. m. lorenzi Ognev, 1926

Caucasus Martes martes lorenzi ; [MPR, 172]

Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777)

CEU, SEU, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Altai, Himalayas, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu. See [About maps] Beech Marten
Mustela foina Erxleben, 1777; (Germany)

M. f. foina

Europe, SW.Asia alba
bosniaca
Martes domestica Pallas
mediterranea; (Spain)
mehringi; (Caucasus)
rosanowi; (Crimea)
syriaca; (Syria)
Martes foina foina ; [MPR, 173]

M. f. bunites Bate, 1906

Crete Martes foina bunites ; [MPR, 173]

M. f. milleri Festa, 1914

Rhodes Martes foina milleri ; [MPR, 173]

M. f. ognevi Laptev, 1946

Kopet Dag, Turkestan Martes foina ognevi Laptev, 1946; , TL: Central Kopet Dag, USSR
Martes foina ognevi ; [MPR, 173]

M. f. intermedia Severtzon, 1873

C.Asia (mountains) Martes foina intermedia Severtzon, 1873; , TL: Kirghizia
foina altaica Satunin, 1914; (Altai)
leucolachnaea; (Sinkiang)
Martes foina intermedia ; [MPR, 173]

M. f. kozlovi Ognev, 1931

E.Tibet Martes foina kozlovi ; [MPR, 173]

Martes melampus (Wagner, 1841)

Japan, Korea. See [About maps] Japanese Marten
Mustela melampus Wagner, 1841; (Japan)

M. m. melampus

Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu japonica
melanopus
bedfordi
Martes melampus melampus ; [MPR, 173]

M. m. tsuensis Thomas, 1897

Tsushima Islands Martes melampus tsuensis ; [MPR, 173]

M. m. coreensis Kuroda & Mort, 1923

S.Korea (mainland) Martes melampus coreensis ; [MPR, 173]

Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Siberia. See [About maps] Sable
Mustela zibellina Linnaeus, 1758
Martes zibellina tungussensis Kuznetsov, 1941; Trud. Moscow zootech. Inst. 1: 116, TL: Lower Tungusta, Siberia
Martes zibellina averini Bazhanov, 1943; Izv. kazakh. Fil. Akad. Nauk SSSR 2: ?53, TL: Katon-Karagai region, E. Kazakhstan oblast, S. Altai, USSR
Martes zibellina altaica Yurgenson, 1947; Trud. Petchorsk-Vlilsk Gos. zapved 5: ?145 (preocc. by M. foina altaica Satunin, 1914), TL: Oyrotskaya region, Altai, USSR
Martes zibellina tomensis Timofeev & Nadeev, 1955; : 37, TL: Kuznetsk Alatau, R. Tutuyas, tributary of Tom, W. Siberia
Martes zibellina angarensis Timofeev & Nadeev, 1955; : 41, TL: Valley of Angara R. at Boguchaevskom, Krasnoyarsk Basin, Upper Yenesei, USSR
Martes zibellina ilimpiensis Timofeev & Nadeev, 1955; : 44, TL: Source of Kochechumo, tributary of R. Kotui, Central Siberian Plateu
Martes zibellina vitimensis Timofeev & Nadeev, 1955; : 47, TL: Valley of R. Mam, right tributary of R. Vitim, Yakutia, E. Siberia
Martes zibellina obscura Timofeev & Nadeev, 1955; : 47, TL: Upper R. Chikoi, right tributary of R. Selengi, Zabaykal'e, central Siberia
Martes zibellina ; [MPR, 173]

M. z. zibellina

alba
amurensis
asiatica; (Kamchatka)
baicalensis
brachyura; (Hokkaido, Japan)
coreensis; (Korea)
ferruginea
fusco-flavescens
hamgyenensis
kamtschadalica
kamtchatica
maculata
ochracea
princeps Birula, 1916
rupestris
sajanensis
sahalinensis; (Sakhalin Is.)
sylvestris
yeniseensis
Martes zibellina zibellina ; [MPR, 173]

Martes americana (Turton, 1806)

-. See [About maps] American Marten

M. a. americana

E.Canada (wooded parts), N.Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota Mustela americanus Turton, 1806; A general system of nature, ..., 1: 60, TL: Eeastern N.America
Martes americana americana ; [LNAM, 725]
Mustela americana ; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 610
Mustela americana americana ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 92

M. a. brumalis (Bangs, 1898)

Labrador (wooded parts), E.New Quebec Mustela brumalis Bangs, 1898; Amer. Nat., 32: 502, TL: Okkak, Labrador, Candada
Martes americana brumalis ; [LNAM, 726]
Martes brumalis ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93
Martes americana brumalis ; Anderson, 1934, in Canada's Eastern Arctic, Mammals of the eastern Arctic and Hudson Bay: 95

M. a. abieticola (Preble, 1902)

N.Manitoba, Saskatchewan (wooded parts) Mustela americana abieticola Preble, 1902; North Amer. Fauna 22: 68, TL: Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, Canada
Martes americana abieticola ; [LNAM, 726]; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 92

M. a. abietinoides Gray, 1865

S.British Columbia Martes americana var. abietinoides Gray, 1865; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (1): 106, TL: "Edge of the humid western slope of the Rocky Mountains, somewhere between Kicking Horse Pass and the Columbia River"
Martes americana abietinoides ; [LNAM, 726]
Mustela americana abietinoides ; Rhoads, 1902, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 54: 451
Martes americana abietinoides ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93

M. a. actuosa (Osgood, 1900)

Alaska (timbered districts), Yukon, Mackenzie District, SE.British Columbia, SW.Alberta Mustela americana actuosa Osgood, 1900; North Amer. Fauna No. 19: 43, TL: Fort Yukon, Alaska
Mustela boria Elliot, 1905; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 18: 139, TL: Lower Mackenzie River District
Martes americana actuosa ; [LNAM, 726]; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93

M. a. kenaiensis (Elliot, 1903)

?Kenai Peninsula Mustela americana kenaiensis Elliot, 1903; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 72, Zool. Ser., 3 (9): 151, TL: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Martes americana kenaiensis ; [LNAM, 727]; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93

?Martes atrata (Bangs, 1897)

Newfoundland. See [About maps] Mustela atrata Bangs, 1897; Amer. Nat., 31: 162, TL: Bay St. George, Newfoundland
Martes atrata ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93; [LNAM, 727]

?Martes caurina (Merriam, 1890)

-. See [About maps]

M. c. caurina

W.Oregon - W.Washington - British Columbia (coast) - Alaska Mustela caurina Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 27, TL: Near Gray's Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Washington
Martes caurina caurina ; [LNAM, 727]; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93

M. c. nesophila (Osgood, 1901)

Mustela nesophila Osgood, 1901; North AMer. Fauna No. 21: 33, TL: Massett, Graham Island
Martes caurina nesophila ; [LNAM, 727]
Martes nesophila ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94
Mustela caurina nesophila ; Grinnell & Dixon, 1926, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 21 (16): 417

M. c. vancouverensis Grinnell & Dixon, 1926

Vancouver Island Martes caurina vancouverensis Grinnell & Dixon, 1926; Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 21 (16): 414, TL: Golden Eagle Mine, 20 miles S. of Alberni, Vancouver Island
Martes caurina vancouverensis ; [LNAM, 727]

M. c. origenes (Rhoads, 1902)

N.New Mexico - Colorado - Utah - Wyoming, Idaho, NE.Oregon Mustela caurina origenes Rhoads, 1902; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 54: 458, TL: Marvine Mountains, Garfield Co., Colorado
Martes caurina origenes ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93; [LNAM, 728]

M. c. humboldtensis Grinnell & Dixon, 1926

Oregon, California (redwoods) Martes caurina humboldtensis Grinnell & Dixon, 1926; Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 21 (16): 411, TL: Ridge about 5 miles NE of Cuddeback, Humboldt Co., California
Martes caurina humboldtensis ; [LNAM, 728]

M. c. sierrae Grinnell & Storer, 1916

Sierra Nevada, California Martes caurina sierrae Grinnell & Storer, 1916; Univ. California Publ. Zool., 17 (1): 2, TL: Head of Lyell canyon, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumme Co., Califormia
Martes caurina sierrae ; [LNAM, 728]

Martes pennanti (Erxleben, 1777)

-. See [About maps] Fisher Pekan

M. p. pennanti

Canada (wooded disticts West to Rocky mountains) Mustela pennanti Erxleben, 1777; Syst. Regn. Anim.: 470, TL: Eastern Canada (Prov. Quebec)
Martes pennanti pennanti ; [LNAM, 728]
Mustela pennanti ; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 610
Martes pennanti pennanti ; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94

M. p. columbiana Goldman, 1935

?Idaho - British Columbia (Rocky Mountains region) - S.Yukon Martes pennanti columbiana Goldman, 1935; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 176, TL: Stuart Lake, near headewaters of Fraser River, British Columbia
Martes pennanti columbiana ; [LNAM, 729]

M. p. pacifica (Rhoads, 1898)

California (Kern Co.) - Sierra Nevada - NE.Oregon - Washington - W.British Columbia - S.Alaska Mustela canadensis pacifica Rhoads, 1898; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 19: 435, TL: Lake Keechelus, Kittitas Co., Washington
Martes pennanti pacifica ; [LNAM, 729]; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94

Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785)

Amur, China, SE.Asia, Himalayas - Kashmir, NW.Pakistan, S.India, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. See [About maps] Yellow-throated Marten Himalayan Marten
Mustela flavigula Boddaert, 1785; , TL: Nepal

M. f. flavigula

Himalayas, E.Asia (mainland) typica
aterrima; (E.Siberia)
borealis
koreana; (Korea)
leucotis
melina
quadricolor
Martes flavigula flavigula ; [MPR, 174]

M. f. chrysospila

Taiwan Martes flavigula chrysospila ; [MPR, 174 (note)]

M. f. henrici

Sumatra Martes flavigula henrici ; [MPR, 174 (note)]

M. f. saba

Borneo Martes flavigula saba ; [MPR, 174 (note)]

M. f. robinsoni

Java Martes flavigula robinsoni ; [MPR, 174 (note)]

Martes gwatkinsi

S.India. See [About maps] Martes flavigula gwatkinsi ; [MPR, 174 (note)]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[LNAM]

Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205

[MPR]

Corbet, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

Some related literature:

Kuznetsov, 1941

The geographical variation of sable and martens in the fauna of the USSR Trud. Moscow zootech. Inst. 1: 113-126

Yurgenson, 1947

Hybridization between sable and marten - a historical enquiry Trud. Petchorsk-Vlilsk Gos. zapved 5: 145

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.