Sable - Wikipedia. Sable range Extant Extinct Synonyms; Mustela zibellina Linnaeus, 1758. The sable (Martes zibellina) is a species of marten, a small carnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia.Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China, North Korea and Hokkaidō, Japan.