Stone Marten
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Stone Marten

Martes foina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
34 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The beech marten (Martes foina), also known as the stone marten, house marten or white breasted marten, is a species of marten native to much of Europe and Central Asia, though it has established a feral population in North America. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List on account of its wide distribution, its large population, and its presence in a number of protected areas. It is superficially similar to the European pine marten, but differs from it by its smaller size and habitat preferences. While the pine marten is a forest specialist, the beech marten is a more generalist and adaptable species, occurring in a number of open and forest habitats. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Marten sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Pine Marten
LC

Pine Marten

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Martes martes

<5% · Rare
European Badger
LC

European Badger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Meles meles

<5% · Rare
Stoat
LC Endemic

Stoat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mustela erminea

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Otter
NT

Eurasian Otter

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lutra lutra

<5% · Rare
European Polecat
LC

European Polecat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mustela putorius

<5% · Rare
Least Weasel
LC Endemic

Least Weasel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mustela nivalis

<5% · Rare
Harbor Seal
LC

Harbor Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phoca vitulina

30–40% · Possible
Gray Seal
LC

Gray Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Halichoerus grypus

20–30% · Possible
Red Fox
LC Endemic

Red Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Vulpes vulpes

5–10% · With luck
Mainland Raccoon Dog
LC

Mainland Raccoon Dog

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Nyctereutes procyonoides

<5% · Rare
Gray Wolf
LC Endemic

Gray Wolf

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Canis lupus

<5% · Rare
Walrus
VU

Walrus

Mammal

Odobenus rosmarus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
3 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
11 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
12 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
13 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
15 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stone Marten in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Marten sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stone Marten in Wadden Sea National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Stone Marten in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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