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title: "Pacific Marten"
description: "Martes caurina — Zoogdieren. The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a species of North American mammal, a member of the family Mustelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pacific-marten
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Marten

> Martes caurina — Zoogdieren. The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a species of North American mammal, a member of the family Mustelidae.

- Scientific name: *Martes caurina*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1709
- Wikidata: [Q25427460](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25427460)
- iNaturalist taxon: [453111](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/453111)

## Names

- en: Pacific Marten
- de: Merriam-Marder
- es: Marta costera
- fr: Martre du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (1069), CA (286)

## Summary

The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a species of North American mammal, a member of the family Mustelidae. It is found throughout western North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_marten

## Photo

![Pacific Marten](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-marten/medium.jpg)

Photo: gsexauer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/393945641

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-marten?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).