Large-sized and colourful, this Mustelid is hard to miss. The bright-yellow fur in its neck and throrax earns it its common name, 'yellow throated marten'. The fur on the face, crown, tail and legs is black in colour. Ear pinnae are short and prominent. The tail is long- the tail length being about two-thirds of the head and body length. Large body size, long tail the length of which is about two-thirds of the head and body length and distinct yellow colour of the fur of the thorax.
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📚 Overview
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Martes flavigula flavigula (Boddaert, 1785)
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Behaviour
Switches with ease between a terrestrial and arboreal way of life. Can hunt effortlessly in both systems.
Trophic Strategy
Predator
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Commonest in forests all over. Recorded occuring between 300-3000m above msl in the Himalayas
Description
Global Distribution
India
Distribution In India
Arunhachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Distribution In Assam
Common in Kaziranga NP.
Distribution
Indian Himalayas and north-eastern states
Global Distribution
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Korea, , Korea, Republic of, Loas, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam Martes flavigula flavigula : China
Indian Distribution
Along foothills of Himalaya from Kashmir to North east, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu Martes flavigula flavigula : Along foothills of Himalaya from Kashmir to North east, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Trends
Decreasing
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least concern
IUCN redlist Status: Least Concern
CITES Appendix - III
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Legislation
CITES Status
Appendix III
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, Schedule - II
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Menon, V. (2014). Indian Mammals: A field guide. Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd. Pp. 528
- Chutipong, W., Duckworth, J.W., Timmins, R.J., Choudhury, A., Abramov, A.V., Roberton, S., Long, B., Rahman, H., Hearn, A., Dinets, V. & Willcox, D.H.A. 2016. Martes flavigula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41649A45212973. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41649A45212973.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018.
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Pocock, 1941
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
Information Listing > References
- Menon, V. (2014). Indian Mammals: A field guide. Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd. Pp. 528
- Chutipong, W., Duckworth, J.W., Timmins, R.J., Choudhury, A., Abramov, A.V., Roberton, S., Long, B., Rahman, H., Hearn, A., Dinets, V. & Willcox, D.H.A. 2016. Martes flavigula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41649A45212973. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41649A45212973.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018.
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Pocock, 1941
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
Camera-trapping survey to assess diversity, distribution and photographic capture rate of terrestrial mammals in the aftermath of the ethnopolitical conflict in Manas National Park, Assam, India
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Genus | Martes |
| Species | Martes flavigula (Boddaert 1785) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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