Martes melampus

The Japanese Marten is a carnivorous mustelid. They are a bright red-orange with a white face. They have three subspecies: M. m. coreensis, M. m. melampus and M. m. tsuensis. The first is rare, living within the Korean peninsula. The second lives on many islands in Japan, while the last is exclusive to Tsushima island. Japanese Martens are omnivorous as they regularly eat fruit, and are important part of regulating their environment by spreading seedshttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese_marten&oldid=1098889879https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Martes_melampus/#84dd9026883409a55f7f73bfe1202d71.
In some parts of Japan it was once believed that the Japanese weasel turned into a Japanese marten after a century of its life had passed.