Martes

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 minoricensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Martes zibellina linkouensis; [CoL]
Martes; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Martes

Martes martes; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) CEU, NEU, W.Siberia, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Caucasia, Asia Minor. See [maps] Näätä Pine Marten Sweet Mart
- Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758; ; TL: Upsala, Sweden
- Martes martes; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
784x544 (~118Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 17.7.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov 664x504 (~95Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 17.7.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
- 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 latinorum; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes martes martes; [MPR], 172; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes martes notialis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes martes ruthena; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes martes uralensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. lorenzi Ognev, 1926 Caucasus
  - Martes lorenzi Ognev, 1926;
  - Martes martes lorenzi; [MPR], 172; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) CEU, SEU, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Altai, Himalayas, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu. See [maps] Beech Marten
- Mustela foina Erxleben, 1777; (Germany)
- Martes foina nehringi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes foina toufoeus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes foina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. foina Europe, SW.Asia
  - Martes domestica Pinel, 1792
  - alba
  - bosniaca
  - mediterranea; (Spain)
  - mehringi; (Caucasus)
  - rosanowi; (Crimea)
  - syriaca; (Syria)
  - Martes foina bosniaca; [CoL]
  - Martes foina foina; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes foina mediterranea; [CoL]
  - Martes foina rosanowi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes foina syriaca; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. bunites Bate, 1906 Crete
  - Martes bunites Bate, 1906;
  - Martes foina bunites; [MPR], 173; [CoL]
- M. f. milleri Festa, 1914 Rhodes
  - Martes foina milleri; [MPR], 173; [CoL]
  - Martes milleri Festa, 1914;
- M. f. ognevi Laptev, 1946 Kopet Dag, Turkestan
  - Martes foina ognevi Laptev, 1946; ; TL: Central Kopet Dag, USSR
  - Martes foina ognevi; [MPR], 173
  - Martes ognevi Laptev, 1946;
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. kozlovi Ognev, 1931 E.Tibet
  - Martes foina kozlovi; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes kozlovi Ognev, 1931;
Martes melampus (Wagner, 1841) Japan, Korea. See [maps] Japanese Marten
- Mustela melampus Wagner, 1841; (Japan)
- Martes melampus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. melampus Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
  - japonica
  - melanopus
  - bedfordi
  - Martes melampus melampus; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. tsuensis Thomas, 1897 Tsushima Islands
  - Martes melampus tsuensis; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes tsuensis Thomas, 1897;
- M. m. coreensis Kuroda & Mort, 1923 S.Korea (mainland)
  - Martes coreensis Kuroda & Mort, 1923;
  - Martes melampus coreensis; [MPR], 173; [CoL]
Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758) Siberia. See [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 angarensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina arsenjevi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina averini; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina ilimpiensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina jakutensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina linkouensis; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina obscura; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina schantaricus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina tomensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina tungussensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes zibellina; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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 brachyura; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina hamgyenensis; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina kamtschadalica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina princeps; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina sahalinensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina sajanensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina yeniseensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes zibellina zibellina; [MPR], 173; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Martes americana (Turton, 1806) -. See [maps] American Marten
- Martes americana vulpina; [CoL]
- Martes americana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Mustela americana americana; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 92
  - Mustela americana; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 610
- 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; Anderson, 1934, in Canada's Eastern Arctic, Mammals of the eastern Arctic and Hudson Bay: 95
  - Martes brumalis; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93
  - Martes brumalis Bangs, 1898;
- 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 abieticola Preble, 1902;
  - Martes americana abieticola; [LNAM], 726; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 92; [CoL]
- 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 abietinoides Gray, 1865;
  - Martes americana abietinoides; [LNAM], 726; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93; [CoL]
  - Mustela americana abietinoides; Rhoads, 1902, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 54: 451
- 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 actuosa Osgood, 1900;
  - Martes americana actuosa; [LNAM], 726; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
  - Martes kenaiensis Elliot, 1903;
?Martes atrata (Bangs, 1897) Newfoundland. See [maps]
- Mustela atrata Bangs, 1897; Amer. Nat., 31: 162; TL: Bay St. George, Newfoundland
- Martes americana atrata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes atrata; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 93; [LNAM], 727
?Martes caurina (Merriam, 1890) -. See [maps]
- Martes caurina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [iNaturalist]
- M. c. nesophila (Osgood, 1901)
  - Mustela nesophila Osgood, 1901; North AMer. Fauna No. 21: 33; TL: Massett, Graham Island
  - Martes americana nesophila; [CoL]
  - Martes caurina nesophila; [LNAM], 727
  - Martes nesophila; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94
  - Martes nesophila Osgood, 1901;
  - 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 americana vancouverensis; [CoL]
  - 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 americana origenes; [CoL]
  - 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 americana humboldtensis; [CoL]
  - Martes caurina humboldtensis; [LNAM], 728; [iNaturalist]
- 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 americana sierrae; [CoL]
  - Martes caurina sierrae; [LNAM], 728; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Pekania Gray, 1865

Pekania; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Martes pennanti (Erxleben, 1777) -. See [maps] Pekan Fisher
- Pekania pennanti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94
  - Mustela pennanti; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 610
  - Pekania pennanti pennanti; [CoL]
- 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
  - Pekania pennanti columbiana; [CoL]
- 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 pacifica Rhoads, 1898;
  - Martes pennanti pacifica; [LNAM], 729; Miller, 1912, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 79: 94
  - Pekania pennanti pacifica; [CoL]

Subgenus Charronia

Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) Amur, China, SE.Asia, Himalayas - Kashmir, NW.Pakistan, S.India, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. See [maps] Himalayan Marten Yellow-throated Marten
- Mustela flavigula Boddaert, 1785; ; TL: Nepal
- Martes flavigula hainana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes flavigula indochinensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes flavigula peninsularis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Martes flavigula; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. flavigula Himalayas, E.Asia (mainland)
  - typica
  - aterrima; (E.Siberia)
  - borealis
  - koreana; (Korea)
  - leucotis
  - melina
  - quadricolor
  - Martes flavigula aterrima; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes flavigula borealis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes flavigula flavigula; [MPR], 174; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Martes martes borealis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. chrysospila Taiwan
  - Martes flavigula chrysospila; [MPR], 174 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. henrici Sumatra
  - Martes flavigula henrici; [MPR], 174 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. saba Borneo
  - Martes flavigula saba; [MPR], 174 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. f. robinsoni Java
  - Martes flavigula robinsoni; [MPR], 174 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Martes gwatkinsi S.India. See [maps]
- Martes flavigula gwatkinsi; [MPR], 174 (note)
- Martes gwatkinsii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
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
[LNAM]; Miller & Kellog, 1955
List of North American Recent Mammals U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 205 : 1-953

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