beech marten
Martes foina latin , auch: stone marten

The throat patch of the beech marten is always white.

There is at least one record of a beech marten killing a polecat.

There is however one case from Germany of a beech marten killing a domestic cat.

The skull is similar to that of the beech marten, but is much larger.

The beech marten has been known to kill European polecats on rare occasions.

Since the mid-1970s, the beech marten has been known to occasionally cause damage to cars.

A beech marten can slice through the cables of a starter motor with just one bite.

In urban areas, beech martens den almost entirely in buildings, particularly during winter.

During heavy snowfalls, the beech marten moves through paths made by hares or skis.

The beech marten does not dig burrows, nor does it occupy those of other animals.

Additionally wolves, beech martens, wild boars and red squirrels are present in the area all year round.

The most widely spread predators are jackal, fox, wildcat and beech marten.

The beech marten is present in Wisconsin, particularly near the urban centres surrounding Milwaukee.

The beech marten is a widespread species which occurs throughout much of Europe and Central Asia.

In the tree layer the Beech Marten and Red Squirrel may be seen.

The beech marten is mainly a crepuscular and nocturnal animal, though to a much lesser extent than the European polecat.

There is however one case of a subadult beech marten being killed by a pine marten.

The shooting of beech martens is inefficient, and trailing them with dogs is only successful when the animal lies up in a tree hollow.

North American beech martens are likely descended from feral animals which escaped a private fur farm in Burlington during the 1940s.

The mammal fauna includes foxes, Beech Marten, wild boars, hares and rabbits.

Although the beech marten is a valuable animal to the fur trade, its pelt is inferior in quality to the pine marten's and sable's.

Some typical mammals are roe deer, red deer, wild boar, badger, squirrel, beech marten, and rabbit.

Comparisons between fossil animals and their descendants indicate that the beech marten underwent a decrease in size beginning in the Würm period.

Beech martens indigenous to the Aegean Islands represent a relic population with primitive Asiatic affinities.

Plant foods eaten by the beech marten include cherries, apples, pears, plums, black nightshade, tomatoes, grapes, raspberries and mountain ash.