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Marmota Blumenbach, 1779

Marmots
Marmota Blumenbach, 1779; Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, 1: 79, TS: Marmota alpina Blumenbach
Arctomys
Marmotops Pocock, 1922; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1922 (4): 1200:Mus monax, Linnaeus

Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alps, Carpathians, Tatra, Pyrenees (introduced). See [About maps] Alpine Marmot
Mus marmota Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 60, TL: "Alps"
Marmota marmota ; [MPR, 80]

M. m. marmota

Alps

Mus marmota marmota Marmota alpina Blumenbach marmotta

alba nigra nigrina

M. m. latirostris Kratochvil, 1961

Tatra Mts. Marmota marmota latirostris Kratochvil, 1961; , TL: Krivansky Zleb, Tatra Mts, Czechoslovakia

Marmota camtschatica (Pallas, 1811)

NE.Siberia, Kamchatka. See [About maps] Black-capped Marmot
Arctomys baibak var. camtschatica Pallas, 1811; Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., : 156
Marmota camtschatica ; [MPR, 81]

M. c. camtschatica

Kamchatka

M. c. bungei (Kastchenko, 1901)

Verkhoyansk Mts. cliftoni

M. c. doppelmayri Birula, 1922

E. of L. Baikal

Marmota menzbieri (Kashkarov, 1925)

Tien Shan. See [About maps] Menzbier's Marmot
Arctomys menzbieri Kashkarov, 1925; Trans. Turk. Sci. Soc. 2: 47, TL: Talassk. Alatau Mtns., Chigyr-Tash, on upper Ugama River
Marmota menzbieri ; [MPR, 81]

M. m. menzbieri

W.Tien Shan Mts.

M. m. zachidovi Petrov, 1963

N.Tien-Shan (Chatkal Ridge) Marmota menzbieri zachidovi Petrov, 1963; , TL: Chatkal Ridge, N. Tien-Shan

Marmota baibacina Kastschenko, 1899

Altai, SE.Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, SW.Siberia, Mongolia, Sinkiang, introduced (Caucasus). See [About maps] Marmota baibacina Kastschenko, 1899; Res. Altaisk. Exp.: 63, TL: Altaisk, Krai, Gorno-Altaisk, near Cherga or Multa River
Marmota bobak ognevi Scalon, 1950; (SW Altai)
Marmota bobak baibacina (?Brandt, 1843); [MPR, 81]

?M. b. aphanasievi Kuznetsov, 1965

Kyzyl-Raya and neighbouring ranges, Kazakhstan Marmota bobak aphanasievi ; [MPR, 81]

?M. b. centralis (Thomas, 1909)

Tien Shan Marmota bobak centralis ; [MPR, 81]

Marmota bobak (Müller, 1776)

S.Russia - Kazakhstan. See [About maps] Bobak Marmot
Mus bobak Müller, 1776; (Poland)
Marmota bobak ; [MPR, 81]

M. b. bobak

Poland - Volga Mus bobak bobak
bobac
baibac
arctomys
Marmota bobac kozlovi Fokanov, 1966; , TL: Volsk dist., Saratov region, European Russia

M. b. tschaganensis Bazhanov, 1930

S.Urals - N.Kazakhstan schaganensis

Marmota sibirica (Radde, 1862)

-. See [About maps] Arctomys bobac vart. sibirica Radde, 1862; Reise Süd. Ost.-Sibir. 1 : 159

M. s. sibirica

Transbaikalia, N.Mongolia, Manchuria dahurica
Marmota bobak sibirica ; [MPR, 81]
Marmota sibirica ;

M. s. caliginosus Bannikov & Scalon, 1949

Mongolian Altai Marmota sibirica caliginosus Bannikov & Scalon, 1949; , TL: Shar Us, Hangay Mts, Mongolia
Marmota bobak caliginosus ; [MPR, 81]

Marmota himalayana (Hodgson, 1841)

Himalayas, W.China. See [About maps] himalayana (Hodgson, 1841); J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal. 10: 777, TL: Nepal
hemachalanus
hodgsoni
robustus; (Szechuan)
tataricus
tibetanus
Marmota bobak himalayana ; [MPR, 81]

Marmota caudata (Jacquemont, 1844)

Tien Shan, Pamirs - HIndu Kush, Kashmir. See [About maps] Long-tailed Marmot
Arctomys caudata Jacquemont, 1844; Voy. dans l'Inde, 4 (Zool.): 66
Marmota caudata ; [MPR, 82]

M. c. caudata

Kashmir Arctomys caudata caudata

M. c. aurea (Blanford, 1875)

Turkestan (mountains) caudata aurea (Blanford, 1875); , TL: west of Yarkand, Sinkiang
flavinus; (E. of Samarkand)
littledalei; (Altai Mts)
stirlingi; (Chitral,Pakistan)

M. c. dichrous (Anderson, 1875)

Afghanistan (N. of Kabul)

Marmota olympus (Merriam, 1898)

Washington (Olympic Mts.). See [About maps] Arctomys olympus Merriam, 1898; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 50: 352, TL: Timberline at head of Soleduc River, Olympic Mountains, Callam Co., Washington
Marmota olympus ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344; [LNAM, 187]

Marmota broweri Hall & Gillmore, 1934

NW.Alaska (arctic coast). See [About maps] Marmota caligata broweri Hall & Gillmore, 1934; Canadian Field-Nat. 48: 57, TL: Point Lay,Arctic coas of Alaska
Marmota caligata broweri ; [LNAM, 185]

Marmota caligata (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Rockies. See [About maps] Hoary Marmot
Arctomys caligatus Eschscholtz, 1829; Zoologischer Atlas, ... 2: pl. 1, 6, TL: Near Bristol Bay, Alaska

identification uncertain 800x498 (~90Kb) USA: Glacier Basin (46°53'30N 121°42'15W), Mt. Rainier, Pierce Co., WA, 21.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 700x862 (~119Kb) USA: Glacier Basin (46°53'30N 121°42'15W), Mt. Rainier, Pierce Co., WA, 21.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

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M. c. caligata

Alaska, Yukon Arctomys pruinosus True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 593
Marmota caligata caligata ; [LNAM, 185]
Arctomys caligatus ; Tyrrell, 1888, Proc. Canadian Inst., Toronto, ser. 3, 6: 88
Marmotta[sic] caligata ; J. A. Allen, 1903, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19: 539

M. c. sheldoni Howell, 1914

Montague Island Marmota caligata sheldoni Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 18, TL: Montague Island, Alaska
Marmota caligata sheldoni ; [LNAM, 186]

M. c. oxytona Hollister, 1914

N.British Columbia, SW.Mackenzie, SE.Yukon Marmota sibila Hollister, 1912; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 56 (35): 1 (preocc. Arctomys sibila Wolf, 1808), TL: Head of Moose Pass Branch of Smoky River, Alberta, Canada
Marmota oxytona Hollister, 1914; Science, new ser., 39: 251 (repl. sibila Hollister, 1912)
Marmota caligata oxytona ; Howell, 1915, North Amer. Fauna 37: 63; [LNAM, 186]

M. c. okanagana (King, 1836)

British Columbia Arctomys okanaganus King, 1836; Narrative of a journey to the shores of Arctic Ocean ..., 2: 236, TL: Okanagan region, borders of rocky Mountains between Columbia and Fraser Rivers [Gold Range]
Marmota caligata okanagana ; [LNAM, 186]
Marmota okanagana ; Howell, 1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 17

M. c. nivaria Howell, 1914

N.Idaho, NW.Montana - Alberta Marmota caligata nivaria Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 17, TL: Mountains near Upper St. Mary's Lake, Glacier Co., Montana
Marmota caligata nivaria ; [LNAM, 186]

M. c. cascadensis Howell, 1914

Washington (Cascade Range) - S.British Columbia Marmota caligata cascadensis Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 17, TL: Mount Rainier, Pierce Co., Washington
Marmota caligata cascadensis ; [LNAM, 187]

M. c. raceyi Anderson, 1932

British Columbia Marmota caligata raceyi Anderson, 1932; Nat. Mus. Canada Bull. 70: 112, TL: Itcha Mountains, Chilcotin Plateau, south of Isacha Lake, British Columbia
Marmota caligata raceyi ; [LNAM, 187]

M. c. vigilis Heller, 1909

Alaska (Glacier Bay) Marmota vigilis Heller, 1909; Univ. California Publ. Zool., 5 (2): 248, TL: West shore of Glacier Bay, Alaska
Marmota caligata vigilis ; Howell, 1915, North Amer. Fauna 37: 61; [LNAM, 187]

Marmota flaviventris (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)

-. See [About maps]

M. f. flaviventris

Oregon (Cascades), California (N.Sierra Nevada) Arctomys flaviventer Audubon & Bachman, 1841; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 99, TL: "Mountains between Texas and California" [Mt. Hood]
Arctomys flaviventer ; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 593
Marmota flaviventer ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344
Marmota flaviventris flaviventris ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. avara (Bangs, 1899)

S.British Columbia, E.Washington, E.Oregon, E.Idaho Arctomys flaviventer avarus Bangs, 1899; Proc. New England Zool. Club, 1: 68, TL: Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Marmota flaviventris avara ; [LNAM, 183]
Marmota flaviventer avarus ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344

M. f. sierrae Howell, 1915

S.Sierra Nevada - Yosemite Marmota flaviventris sierrae Howell, 1915; North Amer. Fauna 37: 43, TL: Head of Kern River, Mt. Whitney, Tulare Co., California
Marmota flaviventris sierrae ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. fortirostris Grinnell, 1921

White Mts. Marmota flaviventris fortirostris Grinnell, 1921; Univ. California Publ. Zool., 21 (6): 242, TL: McAfee Meade, White Mountain, Mono Co., California
Marmota flaviventris fortirostris ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. parvula Howell, 1914

Toyabe, Toquima, C.Nevada Marmota flaviventer parvula Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 14, TL: Jefferson, Nye Co., Nevada
Marmota flaviventris parvula ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. engelhardti J. A. Allen, 1905

S.Utah Marmota engelhardti J. A. Allen, 1905; Mus. Brooklyn Inst. Sci. Bull., 1: 120, TL: Brigg's Meadows, 5 miles west of Puffer Lake, Beaver Co., Utah
Marmota flaviventris engelhardti ; [LNAM, 184]; Howell, 1915, North Amer. Fauna 37: 45

M. f. nosophora Howell, 1914

Rocky Mts. (Montana - Idaho - NE.Nevada, NE.Utah - Wyoming) Marmota flaviventer nosophora Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 15, TL: Willow Creek, 7miles east of Corvallis, Ravalli Co.,Montana
Marmota flaviventris nosophora ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. dacota (Merriam, 1889)

S.Dakota (Black Hills), Wyoming (Bear Lodge Mts.) Arctomys dacota Merriam, 1889; North Amer. Fauna 2: 8, TL: Custer, Custer Co., Black Hills, S.Dakota
Marmota flaviventris dacota ; [LNAM, 183]
Marmota flaviventer dacota ; Howell, 1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 15

M. f. luteola Howell, 1914

SE.Wyoming (Laramie Mts.) - Colorado (mountains - La Plata, Arculeta, Conejons), NW.New Mexico?, SE.Utah? Marmota flaviventer luteola Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 15, TL: Woods Post Office, Medicine Bow Mts.,Albany Co., Wyoming
Marmota flaviventer warreni Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 16, TL: "Smith Trail" 2 miles west of Crested Butte, Gunnison Co.,Colorado
Marmota flaviventer campioni Figgins, 1915; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 28: 147, TL: "North Fork" - North Platte River, 8 miles northwest of Higho Post Office,Jackson Co., Colorado
Marmota flaviventris luteola ; [LNAM, 183]

M. f. notioros Warren, 1934

Wet Mts, Greenhorn Range Marmota flaviventris notioros Warren, 1934; Journ. Mamm. 15 (1): 62, TL: Near Marion Reservoir or Lake, Wet Mountains, Custer Co., Colorado
Marmota flaviventris notioros ; [LNAM, 185]

M. f. obscura Howell, 1914

N.New Mexico, SW.Colorado Marmota flaviventer obscura Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 16, TL: Wheeler Peak, 5 miles south of Twining, Taos Co.,New Mexico
Marmota flaviventris obscura ; [LNAM, 185]

Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alaska, Canada - E.USA. See [About maps] Woodchuk Groundhog
monax (Linnaeus, 1758); Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 60

M. m. monax

middle eastern US Mus monax Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 60, TL: Maryland
Marmota monax monax ; [LNAM, 181]
Arctomys monax ; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 593
Marmota monax ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344

M. m. rufescens Howell, 1914

Marmota monax rufescens Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 13, TL: Elk River, Sherburne Co., Minnesota
Marmota monax rufescens ; [LNAM, 181]

M. m. bunkeri Black, 1935

Marmota monax bunkeri Black, 1935; Journ. Mamm. 16 (4): 319, TL: 7 miles from SW.Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas
Marmota monax bunkeri ; [LNAM, 181]

M. m. preblorum Howell, 1914

Marmota monax preblorum Howell, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 14, TL: Willmington, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Marmota monax preblorum ; [LNAM, 181]

M. m. ignava (Bangs, 1899)

Arctomys ignavus Bangs, 1899; Proc. New England Zool. Club, 1: 13, TL: Black Bay, Strait of Belle Isle, Labrador, Canada
Marmota monax ignavus ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344
Marmota monax ignava ; [LNAM, 181]

M. m. canadensis (Erxleben, 1777)

Glis canadensis Erxleben, 1777; Syst. Regn. Anim.: 363, TL: "Canada et ad fretum Hudsonis" [Quebec, Canada]
Mus empetra Pallas, 1778; Novae species quadrupedum e glirum ordine, ...: 75
Arctomys monax canadensis ; J. A. Allen, 1898, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 10: 456
Marmota monax canadensis ; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344; [LNAM, 182]

M. m. johnsoni Anderson, 1943

Marmota monax johnsoni Anderson, 1943; Ann. Rep. Provancher Soc. Nat. Hist. Canada, Quebec: 53, TL: Percé, Gaspé County, Quebec
Marmota monax johnsoni ; [LNAM, 182]

M. m. petrensis Howell, 1915

Marmota monax petrensis Howell, 1915; North Amer. Fauna 37: 33, TL: Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Marmota monax petrensis ; [LNAM, 182]

M. m. ochracea Swarth, 1911

Marmota ochracea Swarth, 1911; Univ. California Publ. Zool. 7 (6): 203, TL: Forty-mile Creek, Alaska
Marmota monax ochracea ; Howell, 1915, North Amer. Fauna 37: 34; [LNAM, 182]

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References:

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Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[LNAM]

Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205

[MPR]

Corbet, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

Some related literature:

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Radde, 1862

Reisen im süden von Ost-Sibirien in den jahren 1855-1859 incl. im auftrage der kaiserlichen geographischen gesellschaft Reise Süd. Ost.-Sibir. 1 : 1-327

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.