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Scientific Name
Martes americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Martes americana (Turton, 1806)
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Marten
Park Synonyms
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: Daues 1991
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Kurta 1998
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Leah Kainulainen, personal observations, 2002-2005.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Lactating females caught in small mammal traps in west half of park.; Data Source: Leah Kainulainen, personal observations, 2002-2005.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in hardwood, conifer, mixed, and edge habitats (Daues, 1991)., Park Species Data Source: Daues, T. V. 1991. Furbearer activity relative to habitat in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. M.S. thesis. Univ. of Wisc. Stevens Point. Kurta, A. 1998. Mammals of the Great Lakes region. Univ. of Mich. Press. Ann Arbor, MI. Kainulainen, Leah. 2005. Pictured Rocks Science Center, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI.
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