Pine Marten
Description
This is a Pine Marten I mounted in a glass wall case after it got run over in Scotland. I remember the first time I saw a wild one: it was running along the road in front of us and looked so gangly - it was very exciting. A few years later, I watched them from a hide eating peanut butter and an egg - really great views.
The Pine Marten
| Conservation status | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Martes |
| Species: | M. martes |
| Binomial name | |
| Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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| European pine marten range (green – native, red – introduced) | |
