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Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Mustelidae
Order: Carnivora
Genus: Martes
Species: M. foina
Subspecies
Subspecies
European Beech Marten
Balkan Beech Marten
Cretan Beech Marten
Middle Asian Beech Marten
Tibetan Beech Marten
Iberian Beech Marten
Rhodes Beech Marten
Caucasian Beech Marten
Crimean Beech Marten
Syrain Beech Marten
Lhasa Beech Marten
Ancestors
Ancestors
Ancestors of Beech Martens
Martes vetus
(no other ancestors)
Other
Other
How long has this species been in existence?
The beech marten likely originated in the near East Or southwestern Asia and may have arrived by the late Pleistocene or the early Holocene era.
Closest living relatives
Weasels, sea otters, and wolverines
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