A marten recorded in the Western Ghats of southern India.
Its coat is dark brown, with reddish-brown shoulders extending toward mid-body, a bright yellow throat patch and a bushy blackish-brown tail.
In an evergreen forest patch within Craigmore Plantations in Tamil Nadu, the author watched two martens for about 20 minutes. They crossed to a neighboring tree along connected branches. One pursued a dove, but the bird escaped; later, the pair rolled over each other on a sloping branch.
At Pampadum Shola National Park in Kerala, India, researchers recorded 42 sightings during 148 field days from October 2013 to October 2015. Eighteen sightings involved two martens and six involved three. Daylight observations included resting on fallen logs, grooming one another for up to three minutes, and eating fruits and seeds. Scats contained seeds, hair, claws, and bones. On one occasion, two martens chased and killed an Indian chevrotain, Moschiola indica.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.