Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
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journal article
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Martes flavigula
(
Boddaert, 1785
)
—Yellow-throated Marten
Mustela flavigula
Boddaert, 1785 p.88
;
Type
locality-
Nepal
.
Ƒiverra aterrima
Pallas, 1811 p.81
;
Type
locality-
Between Ussuri River
and
Amur
River
,
East Siberia
.
Charronia flavigula koreana
Mori, 1922a p.610
;
Type
locality- Gwangneung (near
Seoul
);
Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.380
;
Kuroda, 1938 p.26
;
Tate, 1947 p.147
;
Won, 1958 p.438
;
Won, 1967 p.106
.
C. flavigula borealis
:
Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.380
;
Kuroda, 1938 p.26
.
Martes flavigula
:
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.249
;
Won, 1968 p.295
;
Corbet, 1978 p.174
;
Han, 1994 p.46
;
Won & Smith, 1999 p.18
;
Oh, 2004a p.178
.
Martes flavigula aterrima
:
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.250
;
Yoon, 1992 p.108
.
C
.
flavigula aterrima
:
Won, 1958 p.437
;
Won, 1967 p.104
Martes flavigula koreana
:
Won, 1968 p.295
;
Yoon, 1992 p.108
;
Oh, 2004a p.179
.
Martes flavigula flavigula
:
Corbet, 1978 p.174
.
Range:
The distribution of
Martes flavigula
ranges over the Korean Peninsula, except on remote islands (
Fig. 43
).
FIGURE 43.
Range map of
Martes flavigula
in Korea.
Remarks:
Two subspecies,
M
.
f
.
koreana
and
M
.
f
.
aterrima
, were recognized in
Korea
(
Won 1967
). The distribution of
M
.
f
.
koreana
covers most of
Korea
, whereas,
M
.
f
.
aterrima
occupies northern
Korea
(
Won 1967
).
Wozencraft (2005)
subsumed
M
.
f
.
koreana
as a synonym of
M
.
f
.
borealis
.
Although
M. f.
borealis
was regarded as a junior synonym of
M. f. aterrima
(
Heptner
et al.
1967
),
Wozencraft (2005)
listed
M. f.
borealis
as a distinct subspecies. Thus, the one subspecies inhabiting
Korea
is
M. f.
borealis
.
Conservation status:
The Ministry of Environment of
South Korea
designated the yellow-throated marten as an endangered species in 1997. The Red Data Book of
North Korea
listed
M. flavigula
as ‘Rare’ (MAB
National Committee of DPR
Korea
2002
). The Red Data Book of
South Korea
registered
M. flavigula
as ‘Vulnerable’ (NIBR 2012).