#0020 · 🦊 mammals

Stone Marten

🇳🇱 Steenmarter ·Martes foina

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The beech marten ( Martes foina ), also known as the stone marten , house marten or white breasted marten , is a species of marten native to much of Europe and Central Asia, though it has established a feral population in North America. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN on account of its wide distribution, its large population, and its presence in a number of protected areas. It is superficially similar to the pine marten, but...

base stats

NL sightings 111iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,676iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 111 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #20 most seen of the mammals in NL.
9,676 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777 (249 years ago).