NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
European Pine Marten
Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and parts of Iran, Iraq, and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
It is less commonly known as baum marten or sweet marten.
Wikipedia contributors, European pine marten; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:37:18.983876+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- European Pine Marten
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Martes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
- suborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938
- familyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyGuloninae Gray, 1825
- genusMartes Pinel, 1792
- speciesMartes martes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Martes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| American MartenMartes americana (Turton, 1806) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pacific MartenMartes caurina (Merriam, 1890) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated MartenMartes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beech MartenMartes foina (Erxleben, 1777) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nilgiri MartenMartes gwatkinsii Horsfield, 1851 | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese MartenMartes melampus (Wagner, 1840) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| SableMartes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758) | MustelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Martes abietum Gray, 1865 Gray, 1865 | synonym |
| Martes vulgaris Griffith, 1827 Griffith, 1827 | synonym |
| Mustela martes Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Mustela sylvestris Oken, 1816 Oken, 1816 | synonym |
| Martes martes minoricensis Alcover, Delibes, Gosálbez & Nadal, 1987 Alcover, Delibes, Gosálbez & Nadal, 1987 | synonym |
| Martes martes notialis (Cavazza, 1912) (Cavazza, 1912) | synonym |
| Martes martes ruthena Ognev, 1926 Ognev, 1926 | synonym |
| Martes martes uralensis Kuznetsov, 1941 Kuznetsov, 1941 | synonym |
| Mustela martes latinorum Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 | synonym |
| Martes martes borealis Kuznetsov, 1944 Kuznetsov, 1944 | synonym |
| Martes sylvatica Nilsson, 1820 Nilsson, 1820 | synonym |
| Martes martes latinorum (Barrett-Hamilton, 1904) (Barrett-Hamilton, 1904) | synonym |
| Martes martes lorenzi Ognev, 1926 Ognev, 1926 | synonym |
| Martes martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Mustela martes notialis Cavazza, 1912 Cavazza, 1912 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621943 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Y9W2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.