American Marten
Martes americana (Turton, 1806)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Genus | Martes |
| Species | Martes americana (Turton, 1806) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Nova Scotia
- S2 Imperiled
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Wisconsin
- S2 Imperiled
- NH
- S2 Imperiled
- Vermont
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Michigan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- ND
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- ME
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Minnesota
- S4 Apparently Secure
- NN
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ohio
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Maryland
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- District of Columbia
- SX Presumed Extirpated
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Martes americana (Turton, 1806). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2615. https://cavebiology.org/species/martes-americana/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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