Beech marten

I like animals but animal cards were never my favorite kind of cards. I mean, that's the kind of card that I prefer to choose and buy myself. However, I've recently put on my postcrossing wishlist that I'd like to get marten cards. Why do I like these animals? It has to do with my name. In Portuguese the word for marten is marta, my name. I've always thought it was funny to share my name with an animal and look how cute these beech marten are.  

Photo:Wothe / alphapress

DE-13389115, sent by Thomas.

The beech marten (Martes foina), also known as the stone marten, house marten or white breasted marten, is a species of marten native to much of Europe and Central Asia, though it has established a feral population in North America.

 Foto: Arne Ader

 It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN on account of its wide distribution, its large population, and its presence in a number of protected areas. It is superficially similar to the pine marten, but differs from it by its smaller size and habitat preferences. While the pine marten is a forest specialist, the beech marten is a more generalist and adaptable species, occurring in a number of open and forest habitats. - in: wikipedia