The
European pine marten (
Martes martes), known most commonly as the
pine marten in Anglophone Europe, and less commonly also known as
pineten,
baum marten, or
sweet marten, is an animal native to Northern
Europe belonging to the
mustelid family, which also includes
mink,
otter,
badger,
wolverine and
weasel. It is about the size of a
domestic cat.