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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
8โ12 years
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Weight
1โ2.2 kg
Population Trend
โก๏ธStable
Description
An agile arboreal predator of European forests, once nearly extinct in Britain.
Habitat
๐ฟ coniferous forest๐ฟ mixed woodland๐ฟ scattered woodland
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Fun Facts
1
They are helping control invasive grey squirrel populations by outcompeting them.
2
Pine martens are cat-sized but belong to the weasel family.
3
Almost completely extinct in England by the early 20th century โ now recovering.
4
Excellent climbers that hunt both in trees and on the ground.
5
Their fur was once so valuable it was used as currency in parts of Russia.