Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combination: Mustela martes
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Martes according to J. Marmi et al. 2004
See also Baryshnikov 2009, Boule and De Villeneuve 1927, Hay 1902, Kurten 1968, Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Martes (Tomictis), Martes americana, Martes caurina, Martes flavigula, Martes foina, Martes foxi, Martes gazini, Martes intermedius, Martes khelifensis, Martes melampus, Martes parviloba, Martes sansaniensis, Martes stirtoni, Martes vetus, Martes zibellina
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), Georgia (1), Germany (3), Greece (1), Italy (3), Monaco (1), the Netherlands (1), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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