European pine marten
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| phylum | Chordata | The Pine marten is an animal native to Northern Europe belonging to the mustelid family. It is about the size of a domestic cat.
It's fur is usually light to dark brown. It is short and coarse in the summer, growing longer and silkier during the winter. It has a cream- to yellow-coloured "bib" marking on its throat. Its body is up to 53 cm (21 in) long, with a bushy tail of about 25 cm (9.8 in). It has excellent senses of sight, smell, and hearing. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Mustelinae |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Carnivora | |
| suborder | Caniformia | |
| family | Mustelidae | |
| genus | Martes | |
| species | M. martes |
