The European pine marten, also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and parts of Iran, Iraq and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
It is less commonly also known as baum marten, or sweet marten.
European pine marten
Skull of a European pine marten
Pine marten at the British Wildlife Centre
Tracks on mud
The Mustelidae are a diverse family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, stoats, badgers, otters, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids, they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about 66 to 70 species in nine subfamilies.
Mustelidae
Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History)
Skeleton of a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) on display at the Museum of Osteology
Stoat killing a rabbit