About Yellow-Throated Marten:
- The yellow-throated marten, also known as the kharza, is a marten species found in forested regions throughout Southern and Eastern Asia.
- A marten is a slender-bodied mammal belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae), which also includes otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines.
- Scientific Name: Martes flavigula
- Habitat and Distribution:
- Their range extends throughout the Himalayas, as far south as Indonesia, and as far north as the Korean Peninsula and the Chinese-Russian border.
- They occupy a variety of habitats. They live in coniferous and broad-leaved forests, montane forests, tropical dry and moist forests.
- They are also found in shrublands, lowland swamps, and treeless mountains.
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN Red List: Least Concern