European Pine Marten(Cat crainn)

Identification Tips

• 1Rich brown fur with distinctive cream/yellow throat bib
• 2Throat bib shape is unique to each individual
• 3Long bushy tail, roughly body length
• 4Rounded ears and pointed snout
• 5Cat-sized but with a longer, more sinuous body

Similar Species

American Mink

Pine martens are larger with a cream throat bib; mink have white chin patches

Stoat

Pine martens are much larger than stoats

Description

A recovering native predator now spreading across Ireland. Pine martens are agile climbers associated with mature woodland, and their return has been linked to red squirrel recovery.

Habitat

Further Reading

• Vincent Wildlife Trust Ireland | Pine marten