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Scientific Name
Martes americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Martes americana (Turton, 1806)
Park
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Martes americana sierrae, Martes caurina sierrae
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyMustelidae
SubfamilyGuloninae
GenusMartes
SpeciesMartes americana
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: L. Chow, unpublished data (photograph, tracks)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Grinnell J. and T. I. Storer, 1924. Animal Life in the Yosemite. University of California Press, Berkeley. 752 pp.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Uncommon in suitable habitat but observed numerous times a year; Data Source: Yosemite Wildlife Observations database (YOSEWildObs.mdb)
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Grinnell J. and T. I. Storer, 1924. Animal Life in the Yosemite. University of California Press, Berkeley. 752 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
129
References
1
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Leslie Chow
Created Date
9/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leslie Chow
Last Modified Date
9/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: YOSEWildObs.mdb
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