Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/American Marten

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Burrows; American marten; Martes americana
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/American_Marten

Mammal ID common name = American Marten latin name = Martes Americana image = Marten with Flowers.jpg American Marten image caption =American Marten (Martes Americana) family =Mustelidae {{Citation last1=Reid first1= F. last2=Helgen first2= K. year=2008 title= Martes Americana url=http //www.iucnredlist.org/details/41648/0 accessdate= (October 7 2012) size = Total Length 24 to 30 inches Weight 2 pounds. Citation last= Berg first= Bill year=2001 title= Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Magazine periodical= American Marten (Martes Americana) issue= january february url=http //www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/americanmarten.html accessdate= (October 7 2012) description = The American Marten is a weasel that is small in size with golden brown fur and a yellow chest. They are long animals with small cat like ears. similar = The American Marten is a type of weasel that is very often mistaken by the Pine Marten. range = They are found in the northern reaches of North America. habitat = Mature Northern forests. They den in hollow trees crevices or vacant ground burrows. Citation last=Ellis first= Eric J. year=1999 title=Martes Americana (on line) url=http //animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Martes americana/ accessdate= (October 7 2012) diet = Their diet consists of small mammals including squirrels and rodents. Occasionally birds fruit nuts insects and carrion are eaten as well. activity = They are arboreal (tree dwelling) and are nocturnal. Seen before in male/female pairs as well as with young. Most hunting occurs at dusk and dawn when prey species are most active. reproduction =Martens are pregnant 8 9 months but the fetus only develops during the last two months. The litter of two or three babies are called kits and are usually born in a hollow log or under bushes. lifespan = approximately 17 years. notes =Marten distribution and demographic rates are affected by the loss of closed canopy forest due to logging. Martens are still legally trapped for their fur in most of the western states. }} BookCat