Pine Marten
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Pine Marten

Martes martes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tatra National Park
6 Verified records at Tatra National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and parts of Iran, Iraq, and Syria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is less commonly known as baum marten or sweet marten. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Marten sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tatra National Park

Stoat
LC Endemic

Stoat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mustela erminea

Insufficient data
Least Weasel
LC Endemic

Least Weasel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mustela nivalis

Insufficient data
Red Fox
LC Endemic

Red Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Vulpes vulpes

40–50% · Likely
Brown Bear
LC Endemic

Brown Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ursus arctos

30–40% · Possible
Eurasian Lynx
LC

Eurasian Lynx

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lynx lynx

5–10% · With luck
Gray Wolf
LC Endemic

Gray Wolf

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Canis lupus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
5–10%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pine Marten in Tatra National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Marten sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pine Marten in Tatra National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Pine Marten in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.

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