E-Fauna Photo Gallery

Martes americana  (American Marten)

Photo of Martes americana by Clark Closkey
© Clark Closkey (Photo ID #2777)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sheridan Lake Photographer Clark Closkey
Habitat lake shore
Photo Date December 31, 2007 Upload Date January 14, 2008
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone # Latitude
UTM Easting Longitude
UTM Northing Photo ID # 2777
Notes dark brown with light tan patches on throat and chest area; long, bushy tail
Review Comments According to Nagorsen (pers. comm. 2019) the two species of marten may be separated by range. M. caurina in western BC and M. americana in eastern BC. In the middle of BC, species ID from photos is uncertain and may be either species or a hybrids of the two species. At this point, we have labeled this photo as M. americana, noting that this is an uncertain ID.


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