Wildlifeof Bhutan
Yellow-throated Marten
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Martes flavigula
Basic stats
Diet
Rats, mice, hares, snakes, lizards, eggs and ground-nesting birds; small deer such as muntjac fawns
Habitat
Forest to alpine meadow
Range
Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan, southern China, Korea and eastern Russia
Size
Body 50–72cm in males, 50–62cm in females
Weight
Males 2.5–5.7kg; females 1.6–3.8kg
The yellow-throated marten is the second-largest Old World marten, with a tail more than half the body length. The short fur is bright brownish-yellow, the head blackish brown and pointed, the cheeks reddish, and the chest and lower throat orange-golden. The back of the ears and the front paws are black (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs in the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan and across much of Asia. It hunts mainly on the ground but climbs well, jumping 8 to 9m between branches. It is diurnal, usually hunting in pairs and sometimes in packs of three or more, and covers 10 to 20km of territory in a day and night. The sources opened give no Bhutan-specific records.
Quick answers
- What does the Yellow-throated Marten eat?
- Rats, mice, hares, snakes, lizards, eggs and ground-nesting birds; small deer such as muntjac fawns
- What habitat does the Yellow-throated Marten live in?
- Forest to alpine meadow
- Where is the Yellow-throated Marten found?
- Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan, southern China, Korea and eastern Russia
- How big is the Yellow-throated Marten?
- Body 50–72cm in males, 50–62cm in females
- How much does the Yellow-throated Marten weigh?
- Males 2.5–5.7kg; females 1.6–3.8kg