Yellow-throated marten
Martes flavigula / Yellow-throated marten
- Habitat
- different forests from boreal coniferous forest to tropical rainforest
- Continent
- Asia
- Food
- Rodents and other small vertebrates, eggs, fruits, honey
- Gestation/breeding period
- 220 - 290 days
- Mode of life
- Couples or small family groups
- Class
- Mammals
- Order
- Carnivora
Key facts
~ 65 cm
size
~ 3 kg
weight
~ 15 years
age
How endangered are Yellow-throated martens?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
-
Least concern Least concern - Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
The yellow-throated marten is a diurnal forest dweller and mainly forages on the ground.
Yellow-throated marten on the zoo tour
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