American Marten

American Marten

Martes americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Glacier National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
2 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
7 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Marten in Glacier National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a American Marten sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Marten in Glacier National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Marten in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.

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