A Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) standing at the base of a large forest tree in North Eastern Thailand


The Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) is also known as the kharza, and is the largest marten in the Old World, with the tail making up more than half its length. It occurs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan, the Korean Peninsula, southern China, Taiwan and eastern Russia. In the south, its range extends to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.


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Location: Phukieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Photo credit: © Robert Kennett / Alamy / Afripics
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