Species
Recent DNA research has shown that the genus Martes is in fact polyphyletic, placing Martes pennanti and Martes americana outside the genus and allying it with Eira and Gulo, to form a new New World clade. The genus first evolved up to seven million years ago during the Pliocene.
- American Marten (Martes americana)
- Newfoundland Pine Marten (Martes americana atrata)
- Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula)
- Beech Marten (Martes foina)
- Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
- Pine Marten (Martes martes)
- Japanese Marten (Martes melampus)
- Fisher (Martes pennanti)
- Sable (Martes zibellina)
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