American marten

species of North American mammal
Taxon taxon Q322145
American marten
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American marten

Summary

American marten is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,106 views/month, #803 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American marten's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American marten is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American marten's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American marten belongs to the parent taxon marten[6].
  • American marten's scientific name is Martes americana[7].
  • American marten's Commons category is recorded as Martes americana[8].
  • American marten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Martes americana[9].
  • American marten's Commons gallery is recorded as Martes americana[10].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Marten'}[11].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fichtenmarder (Hbz. Nordamerikanischer Zobel'}[12].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadischer Zobel)'}[13].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Pine Marten'}[14].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American marten'}[15].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marten'}[16].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Marten'}[17].
  • American marten is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'fuina americana'}[18].
  • American marten's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • American marten's taxon range is recorded as Canada[20].
  • American marten's taxon range is recorded as United States[21].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, American marten is Martes americana[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon marten[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Marten'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fichtenmarder (Hbz. Nordamerikanischer Zobel'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadischer Zobel)'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Pine Marten'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marten'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Marten'}[17].

Identifiers

American marten's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41798[22]. American marten's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9660[23]. American marten's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328591[24]. American marten's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218864[25]. American marten's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180559[26].

Why It Matters

American marten ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,106 views/month, #803 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Montana Field Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Montana Field Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon range Canada, United States
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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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