---
title: "Japanese Marten"
description: "Martes melampus — Mamíferos. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/japanese-marten
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Marten

> Martes melampus — Mamíferos. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Martes melampus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 221
- Wikidata: [Q1052830](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1052830)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41794](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41794)

## Names

- en: Japanese Marten
- de: Japanischer Marder
- es: Marta Japonésa
- fr: Martre du Japon
- nl: Japanse marter
- pl: Kuna japońska

## Countries with the most observations

JP (159)

## Photo

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

Photo: Daderot · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martes_melampus_-_National_Museum_of_Nature_and_Science,_Tokyo_-_DSC07047.JPG

## Machine access

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