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Vulnerable二名法 Martes gwatkinsii(Horsfield, 1851) 格氏貂（Martes gwatkinsii）是唯一生活在南印度的貂。牠們分佈在尼爾吉里丘陵及西高止山脈。 目录 1 特徵 2 分佈 3 生態及行為 4 參考 特徵 格氏貂與黃喉貂相似，但體型較大，其前額亦明顯凹陷。牠們背部深色，喉嚨呈黃色至橙色。牠們體長55-65厘米，尾巴長40-45厘米，重2.1公斤。 分佈 格氏貂分佈在尼爾吉里丘陵、果達古南部及喀拉拉邦北部。[2][3][4][5] 生態及行為 對於格氏貂所知很少。牠們是日間活動的，棲於樹上，有時也會落到地下。有指牠們吃鳥類、細小的哺乳動物及昆蟲。[6] 參考 ^ Martes gwatkinsii. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. ^ Christopher, G. & Jayson, E.A. Sightings of Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield) at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary and Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India. Small Carnivore Conservation. 1996, 15: 3–4. ^ Madhusudan, M.D. Sighting of the Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India. Small Carnivore Conservation. 1995, 13: 6–7. ^ Gokula, V. & Ramachandran, N.K. A record of the Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield). J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1996, 93: 82. ^ Muduppa, D. Lesser known carnivores of the Western Ghats IN ENVIS Bulletin : Wildlife, Protected areas: Mustelids, Viverrids and Herpestides of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. 1999, 2 (2): 65–70. ^ Hutton, A.F. Feeding habits of the Nilgiri marten.
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The Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii) is the only marten species native to southern India. It lives in the hills of the Nilgiris and parts of the Western Ghats. With only around a thousand members left it is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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