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Scientific Name
Martes americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Martes americana (Turton, 1806)
Park
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Marten
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Caniformia |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | Guloninae |
| Genus | Martes |
| Species | Martes americana |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Scat seen in park (J. Whitman obs); Data Source: Dawn Adams
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Dawn Adams; Dawn Adams
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Introduced to Baranof Island in 1934; Data Source: G. Smith, pers.comm; Dawn Adams
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Dawn Adams
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
jkl-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Dawn Adams
Last Modified Date
9/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: This species was introduced to the Sitka area (G. Streveler, pers. comm.)., Park Species Data Source: MacDonald, S.O. and J. A. Cook. 1999. The mammal fauna of Southeast Alaska. University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Dawn Adams
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