Martes caurina humboldtensis Grinnell and Dixon, 1926
Humboldt marten
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Martes americana humboldtensis Grinnell & Dixon, 1926
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1996
Distribution
California (northwestern) & Oregon (southwestern), USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Grinnell, J. and Dixon, J. (1926). Two new races of the pine marten from the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Zoology 21: 411-417.
Other references:
Bailey, John D., Moriarty, Katie M., Smythe, Sharon E. and Verschuyl, Jake. (2016). Distribution of Pacific Marten in Coastal Oregon. Northwestern Naturalist. [Abstract]
Gamblin, Holly Elizabeth Loraine. (2019). Distribution and habitat use of a recently discovered population of Humboldt martens in California. Thesis, Humboldt State University.
Hall, E. Raymond. (1981). The Mammals of North America, Vols. I & II. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 1181 pp.
Hamlin, R., L. Roberts, G. Schmidt, K. Brubaker, and R. Bosch. (2010). Species assessment for the Humboldt marten (Martes americana humboldtensis). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, Arcata, California. 34 + iv pp.
NatureServe. (2015). NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://explorer.natureserve.org. (Accessed: April 20, 2015 ).
Slauson, K. M., J. A. Baldwin, W. J. Zielinski, and T. A. Kirk. 2009. Status and estimated size of the only remnant population of the Humboldt subspecies of the American marten (Martes americana humboldtensis) in northwestern California, Final report. Unpublished report 32, dated November 25, 2009. USDA FS, PSW, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Arcata, California.
Slauson, K. M. and Zielinski, W. J. (2003). Distribution and habitat association of the Humboldt marten (Martes americana humboldtensis), and Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti pacifica) in Redwood National and State Parks. Final Report. Unpublished report dated March 18, 2003. USDA Forest Service, PSW, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Arcata, California.
Slauson, K. M., Zielinski, W. J. and Holm, G. W. (2003). Distribution and habitat associations of the Humboldt marten (Martes americana humboldtensis), and Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti pacifica) in Redwood National and State Parks: a report to Save-the-Redwoods League. USDA Pacific Southwest Research Station, Redwood Sciences Laboratory. Arcata, CA.
Slauson, Keith M., Zielinski, W. J. and Stone, Karen D. (2009). Characterizing the molecular variation among American marten (Martes americana) subspecies from Oregon and California. Conservation Genetics 10(5): 1337-1341. [Abstract]
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/Humboldt_marten/index.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/humboldt-marten-extinction-marijuana-2581830736.html
http://www.startribune.com/oregon-rejects-protection-for-small-redwoods-forest-predator/493386581/
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/humboldt-marten-10-05-2018.php