Mammals › Mustelids
Stone Marten
Martes foina
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian Pine MartenMartes martes
Western PolecatMustela putorius
Eurasian Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Least WeaselMustela nivalis
Eurasian StoatMustela erminea
European BadgerMeles meles
Common RaccoonProcyon lotor
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 29,984 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 29,984 |
| Germany | 692 |
| Italy | 639 |
| France | 447 |
| Spain | 391 |
| Austria | 282 |
| Nord-Ovest | 246 |
| Nord-Est | 228 |
| Portugal | 205 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivorans · Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelids · Mustelidae |
| Genus | Martens · Martes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Stone Marten with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.