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Martes foina beech marten; house marten

species that may contribute to seed dispersal in forested regions. Martes foina are considered to be important dispersal vectors for fleshy-fruited plants inhabiting the forests of Central Europe. The amount of seeds dispersed by stone martens has been determined by counting the seeds per scat, and seed dispersal as related to plant abundance in specific areas. Almost all endozoochorous seeds were from fleshy-fruited species found in M. foina range. A study conducted on M. foina and helminths found that a

Martes martens

was used to place it in its own genus. Martes species are in the same family, , and more distantly related to 'Weasels Mustela' and 'Otters Lurinae'. Within Martes data suggested that the lineages of Martes differentiated with five radiation stages from the generic divergences (stage I) to the intraspecific divergences (stage V). The first offshoots are of M. flavigula, M. pennanti, and G. gulo (stage II), the second is M. foina (stage III), and the third are M. americana, M. martes, M. melampus, and M

Martes martes European pine marten

spring.In the wild, male and female Martes martes may mate in their first summer, at 14 months of age. The first mating season, however, may typically be deferred until the second or third year. In captivity, most males do not breed until 27 months old. This could be due to stress incurred under captive conditions or inaccuracy in aging wild animals. In captivity, Martes martes lives about 15 years, and males can be sexually vigorous throughout their lives. (Mead 1994, Helldin and Lindstrom 1995). Martes

Martes flavigula yellow-throated marten

Yellow-throated martens, Martes flavigula, also known as kharza, live in forested regions throughout Southern and Eastern Asia. Their range extends throughout the Himalayas, as far south as Indonesia, and as far north as the Korean Peninsula and the Chinese-Russian border. Yellow-throated martens occupy a variety of habitats. They prefer mixed forests composed of spruce and broad-leaved trees. In the northern part of their range, they also inhabit coniferous taiga. In the southern part of their range, they

Martes americana American marten

American martens, Martes americana, are found in the northern reaches of North America. The species is present from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia west to Alaska and south into sections of the rocky mountain range and California. Martens are found sporadically in parts of New York state, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, and Wisconsin. Although populations were greater in the southeastern portion of the species range in Colonial times, loss of forest habitat in these areas has restricted their range. Programs for

Martes zibellina sable

Martes zibellina is found throughout northern Asia, once spanning the area from Scandinavia to northern China (Ognev, 1962). Its current distribution does not extend as far west, but it is still found throughout Siberia into northern China. This species is found in the dense taiga forests, flatlands, and mountain regions of northern Asia (Grizimek , 1990). M. zibellina are found in the spruce and cedar forests of eastern Siberia and the larch and pine forests of western Siberia. It seems only to avoid

Martes pennanti fisher

Martes melampus Japanese marten

Martes melampus melampus is found on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu in Japan. M. melampus melampus was introduced from Honshu to Sado and Hokkaido Islands in Japan by 1949 to increase fur products (Hosoda et al. 1999). Its distribution is southwestern Hokkaido, specifically the low altitude areas of the Oshima Peninsula and Ishikari, but research is needed to confirm its distribution (Murakami and Ohtaishi 2000). Martes melampus tsuensis is sparsely distributed on the Tsushima Islands of Japan

Martes gwatkinsii Nilgiri marten

Nilgiri martens (Martes gwatkinsii) are endemic to the western Ghats mountain range of southern India, which is found within the oriental geographic range. Nilgiri martens occur predominantly in the moist tropical rainforests of southern India at an altitudinal range of 300 to 1200 m. There have been reports of sightings in coffee, cardamom, wattle plantations, swamps, grasslands, deciduous forests, and montane-evergreen forests. Nilgiri martens average around 2.1 kg. Their body lengths are anywhere from 55

Chamaeleo chamaeleon Gemeines Chamäleon, Europäisches Chamäleon

rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), and small arboreal carnivores, such as beech martens (Martes foina). Of these predators, only snakes and rats hunt Mediterranean chameleons both on the ground and in trees.Because urban and suburban development is encroaching on their natural habitats, domestic animals such as cats (Felis catus) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are becoming larger predatory threats to Mediterranean chameleons. Adult Mediterranean chameleons are also known to

Perdix perdix grey partridge

Canis lupus familiaris), American crow (Corvus brachyrynchos), domestic cat (Felis catus), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), raccoon (Procyon lotor), coyote (Canis latrans), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the United States. In the European range of the gray partridge, terrestrial predation of adults, eggs, and young comes from domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), domestic cat (Felis catus), stone marten (Martes foina), European badger (Meles meles), short-tailed weasel (Mustela ermine), northern polecat