Binomial name: Martes foina
Basic characteristics
• Body: Slender and agile carnivores. Long and bushy tail ( about 25 cm ).
• Color: Coat is uniform chocolate brown except for a lighter throat patch.
• Size: 85-110 cm in length.
• Weight:1-2 Kg.
• Dropping: 8-10 cm long 1.2 cm thick, sausage – shaped, twisted and pointed. Contains fur, feathers, bone splitters in late autumn berry remains.
Behavior
Stone martens are known to den in rock crevices, boulder clusters, burrows excavated by other species and hollow trees. Most activity takes place at night, but they will move at dusk and dawn in undisturbed ares. Mating takes place in midsummer but fertilized eggs aer not implanted at that time and births are delayed until the following spring. Litters of 3-4 young are the norm.
Feeding habits: Omnivore
Smaller mammals, eathworms, small to medium-sized birds, fruits and eggs.
Natural predator(s)
• Raptors • Wolves • Hyenas