How big does a Beech marten get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Beech marten (Martes foina) reaches an average size of 46 cm (1′ 7″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 18.08 years, they grow from 30 grams (0.07 lbs) to 1.67 kg (3.69 lbs). A Beech marten has 3 babies at once. The Beech marten (genus: Martes) is a member of the family Mustelidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The beech marten (Martes foina), also known as the stone marten, house marten or white breasted marten, is a species of marten native to much of Europe and Central Asia, though it has established a feral population in North America. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN on account of its wide distribution, its large population, and its presence in a number of protected areas. It is superficially similar to the pine marten, but differs from it by its smaller size and habitat preferences. While the pine marten is a forest specialist, the beech marten is a more generalist and adaptable species, occurring in a number of open and forest habitats.
Animals of the same family as a Beech marten
We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:
- Hairy-nosed otter with a size of 76.5 cm (2′ 7″)
- Spotted-necked otter with a size of 59.4 cm (2′ 0″)
- Yellow-bellied weasel with a size of 26 cm (0′ 11″)
- American hog-nosed skunk with a size of 42.2 cm (1′ 5″)
- Hooded skunk with a size of 30.8 cm (1′ 1″)
- European pine marten with a size of 45.7 cm (1′ 6″)
- Siberian weasel with a size of 30.6 cm (1′ 1″)
- Smooth-coated otter with a size of 78.8 cm (2′ 8″)
- Sea otter with a size of 1.44 meter (4′ 9″)
- Japanese marten with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
Animals with the same size as a Beech marten
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Beech marten:
- Indian grey mongoose with a size of 39.8 cm (1′ 4″)
- Chinese pangolin with a size of 37.9 cm (1′ 3″)
- Common brown lemur with a size of 46.3 cm (1′ 7″)
- Groundhog with a size of 41.4 cm (1′ 5″)
- Cape hare with a size of 42.6 cm (1′ 5″)
- Stein’s cuscus with a size of 42.4 cm (1′ 5″)
- Riverine rabbit with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Pale fox with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- White-bellied spider monkey with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Golden-backed uakari with a size of 40 cm (1′ 4″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Beech marten
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Beech marten:
- Neacomys tenuipes
- Japanese mountain mole
- Fat-tailed gerbil
- Savanna gerbil
- Red spiny rat
- Alpine pika
- Northern mole vole
- Eastern pygmy possum
- Greater red musk shrew
- Mexican volcano mouse
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Beech marten
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Beech marten:
- Oribi with an average maximal age of 15.75 years
- Sitatunga with an average maximal age of 21.5 years
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemur with an average maximal age of 19.25 years
- Brown fur seal with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Bongo (antelope) with an average maximal age of 19.42 years
- Bontebok with an average maximal age of 21.67 years
- Cape genet with an average maximal age of 15 years
- L’Hoest’s monkey with an average maximal age of 16 years
- Wolverine with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Cape porcupine with an average maximal age of 20 years
Animals with the same weight as a Beech marten
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Martes foina:
- Coppery ringtail possum with a weight of 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs)
- Golden bamboo lemur with a weight of 1.57 kilos (3.46 lbs)
- Eastern common cuscus with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Rothschild’s cuscus with a weight of 1.37 kilos (3.02 lbs)
- Rusty-spotted genet with a weight of 1.95 kilos (4.3 lbs)
- Snowshoe hare with a weight of 1.57 kilos (3.46 lbs)
- Banded hare-wallaby with a weight of 1.94 kilos (4.28 lbs)
- Black-footed cat with a weight of 1.36 kilos (3 lbs)
- Seven-banded armadillo with a weight of 1.53 kilos (3.37 lbs)
- Crested servaline genet with a weight of 1.86 kilos (4.1 lbs)