European pine marten is distributed in central and northern Europe. This is a very common mink. They mainly come out at night and in the evening. Let me introduce you to the detailed knowledge of European pine marten. !

1. Basic information

[Chinese name] European pine marten

[Latin scientific name] Martes martes

[Another name] Lin marten

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Department】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

[Subclass] Euraminis

[Order] Carnivora

[Family] Mustelidae

[Genus] Mink Genus

[Species] Pine Marten

[Subfamily] 8 subspecies

[Distribution area] Central and northern Europe, etc.

II. Morphological characteristics

The European pine marten is a medium-sized carnivore, about the size of a house cat, with a head and body length of 46-54 cm and a tail length of 22 cm. -26 cm, weight 1-2.2 kg. Male mink are slightly larger than female mink. They have creamy white to yellow bibs on their throats, light gray chest to underbelly, and their tails are long, bushy and fluffy, and their mink fur is soft and finely downed. Their bodies are slender, their limbs are short, their heads are long and narrow, their ears are generally short and round, and their senses of smell and hearing are very sensitive.

3. Habitat environment

The European pine marten inhabits the areas with many grass and trees, and they like to inhabit the mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests and sub-frigid coniferous forests at an altitude of 800-1600 meters.

4. Living habits

The European pine marten will nest in tree burrows or bushes, and they are mainly active at night or at dusk. Their claws can be semi-contracted, allowing them to live in trees. Tree cavities are the preferred nesting sites. They are territorial, marking their territory and range of activity with scents from the scent glands in their abdomen and anus.

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