Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:46.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden, Uppsala .

DISTRIBUTION: Britain; N. and W. Europe to W. Siberia, south to Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, the Elburz, and the Caucasus Mts.

COMMENT: May be conspecific with americana, melampus, and zibellina; see Anderson, 1970, Acta Zool. Fenn., 130:132; Hagmeier, 1961, Can. Field Nat., 75: 122- 138; and Corbet, 1978:172; but see also Hall, 1981:981; Gromov and Baranova, 1981:256-258.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004006005001.