Stone Marten
Martes foina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusMartes (Martens)
- SpeciesMartes foina (Stone Marten)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Marten sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 12 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stone Marten in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Marten sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Stone Marten in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Stone Marten in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.