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Martes americana  (Turton, 1806)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 180559

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Martes americana americana (Turton, 1806)
  
    Martes americana abieticola (Preble, 1902)
  
    Martes americana abietinoides Gray, 1865
  
    Martes americana actuosa (Osgood, 1900)
  
    Martes americana atrata (Bangs, 1897)
  
    Martes americana kenaiensis (Elliot, 1903)
  
    Martes americana nesophila (Osgood, 1901)
  
    Martes americana origensis (Rhoads, 1902)
  
    Martes americana vancourverensis Grinnell and Dixon, 1926
  
    Martes americana vulpina (Rafinesque, 1819)
  
    Martes americana origenes (Rhoads, 1902)
  
    Martes americana vancouverensis Grinnell and Dixon, 1926
  
    Martes americana brumalis (Bangs, 1898)
  
    Mustela americanus Turton, 1806
  
    Mustela atrata Bangs, 1897
  
    Mustela brumalis Bangs, 1898
  
    Mustela leucopus Kuhl, 1820
  
    Mustela huro F. G. Cuvier, 1823
  
    Mustela martinus Ames, 1874
  
    Mustela boria Elliot, 1905
  
    Mustela nesophila Osgood, 1901
  
    Mustela vulpina Rafinesque, 1819
  
    Mustela americana abieticola Preble, 1902
  
    Mustela americana actuosa Osgood, 1900
  
    Martes caurina vancouverensis Grinnell and Dixon, 1926
  
  Common Name(s): American Marten [English]
  
    martre d'Amérique [French]
  
    Marten [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821 – cachorro do mato, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra, carnivores, carnivores  
                                  SuborderCaniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores  
                                     FamilyMustelidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817 – mustelids  
                                        SubfamilyGuloninae Gray, 1825 – wolverines, fishers, martens  
                                           GenusMartes Pinel, 1792 – martens  
                                              SpeciesMartes americana (Turton, 1806) – American Marten, martre d'Amérique, Marten  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alfred L. Gardner  
  Notes: Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA   
  Reference for: Martes americana    
       
  Expert: W. Christopher Wozencraft  
  Notes: Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545   
  Reference for: Martes americana    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: American Marten[English], martre d'Amérique [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Martes americana   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dawson, Natalie G., and Joseph A. Cook / Aubrey, Keith B., William J. Zielinski, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2012   
  Article/Chapter Title: Behind the Genes. Diversification of North American Martens (Martes americana and M. caurina)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Biology and Conservation of Martens, Sables, and Fishers   
  Page(s): 23-38   
  Publisher: Cornell University Press   
  Publication Place: Ithaca, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9780801450884   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Martes americana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Larivière, S., and A. P. Jennings / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2009   
  Article/Chapter Title: Family Mustelidae (Weasels and relatives)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores   
  Page(s): 564-656   
  Publisher: Lynx Edicions   
  Publication Place: Barcelona, Spain   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-96553-49   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Martes americana, American Marten [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing   
  Page(s): xviii + 1207   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-217-9   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Martes americana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2   
  Page(s): 2142   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-8221-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Martes americana, American Marten [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Mammals of the World   
  Page(s): xiv + 204   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-383-3   
  Notes: With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer   
  Reference for: Martes americana   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Canada, Native  
    Alaska, Native  
 

 

    

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