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Marten

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Martens
American Marten
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mustelinae
Genus: Martes
Pinel, 1792
Species
for the Wiltshire village see Marten, Wiltshire
"Martens" redirects here. For other uses, see Martens (disambiguation).

The Martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae. Martens are carnivorous animals related to wolverines, minks and weasels. Many are tree-dwellers, preying most commonly on squirrels. Their diet also consists of birds and eggs. Recent DNA research has shown that the genus Martes is in fact polyphyletic, placing Martes pennanti and Martes americana outside the genus and ally it with Eira and Gulo, to form a new New World clade.

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