Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusMartes (Martens)
- SpeciesMartes caurina (Pacific Marten)
Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Stoat
Mustela erminea
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Marten in Grand Teton National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Pacific Marten sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Marten in Grand Teton National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Marten in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.