Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Martes americana | American Marten 



ABBREVIATION : 
MAAM

COMMON NAMES : 
   American marten
   marten
   pine marten
   Pacific marten
   eastern marten
   western marten
   Rocky Mountain marten


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the American marten is Martes
americana.  Five subspecies are recognized:

        Martes americana ssp. americana, eastern marten
        M. americana ssp. actuosa, marten
        M. americana ssp. atrata, Newfoundland pine marten
        M. americana ssp. origenes, Rocky Mountain marten
        M. americana ssp. sierrae, western marten

The name Martes caurina has been used in earlier literature [7,21].


ORDER : 
Carnivora

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The American marten has been eliminated from much of its former range in the eastern
United States and Canada.  It is limited to small, isolated
areas of the Southwest [7,12,21].

The Newfoundland pine marten is listed as threatened in Newfoundland [22].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, April 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1991. Martes americana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Martes americana | American Marten