The beech marten, also called the stone marten, house marten or white breasted marten, is a mustelid found across much of Europe and Central Asia, with a feral population established in North America. It is superficially similar to the closely related European pine marten but is smaller and, unlike the forest specialist pine marten, thrives across a wide range of open and wooded habitats, including areas close to people. Its extensive range, large population and presence in protected areas support its classification as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Martes, Taxa Source Beech marten (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kazakhstan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kyrgyzstan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tajikistan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkmenistan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uzbekistan, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Beech marten
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
While the pine marten is a forest specialist, the beech marten is a more generalist and adaptable species, occurring in a number of open and forest habitats.
3. Beech marten (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q27366 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Martes, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q26533 (Martes)
View the Source 4. Beech marten (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
large population and presence in protected areas support its classification as Least Concern.
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