Wildlifeof Sumatra
Yellow-throated Marten
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Martes flavigula
Basic stats
Diet
Rats, mice, hares, snakes, lizards, eggs, ground-nesting birds, young deer; also fruit and nectar
Habitat
Forest, from lowlands to alpine meadow
Range
Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia
Litter size
2–3 kits, rarely 4
Size
Body 50–72cm (males); tail about two-thirds of body length
Weight
Males 2.5–5.7kg; females 1.6–3.8kg
The yellow-throated marten is a large, robust marten with a long, muscular body and a tail more than half the length of the body. The fur is short and bright brownish yellow, the head and back are darker, the cheeks reddish, and the chest and lower throat orange-gold. The front paws and lower forelegs are black and the tail is black above. It is the second-largest marten in the Old World after the Nilgiri marten (Wikipedia, general species account).
It patrols large ranges, covering 10–20 km in a day and night, and is a diurnal hunter that often works in pairs or small groups. It hunts mostly on the ground, but climbs well and can leap 8–9 m between branches. It also eats nectar and fruit and so helps to disperse seeds (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Yellow-throated Marten eat?
- Rats, mice, hares, snakes, lizards, eggs, ground-nesting birds, young deer; also fruit and nectar
- What habitat does the Yellow-throated Marten live in?
- Forest, from lowlands to alpine meadow
- Where is the Yellow-throated Marten found?
- Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia
- What is the litter size of the Yellow-throated Marten?
- 2–3 kits, rarely 4
- How big is the Yellow-throated Marten?
- Body 50–72cm (males); tail about two-thirds of body length
- How much does the Yellow-throated Marten weigh?
- Males 2.5–5.7kg; females 1.6–3.8kg