Life Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae

• Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) Alps, Carpathians, Tatra, Pyrenees (introduced). See [maps] Alpine Marmot

  • Mus marmota Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 60; TL: "Alps"

  • Marmota marmota; [MPR], 80
  • M. m. marmota Alps

    • 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 [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 [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 [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; [MPR], 81
  • Marmota baibacina ?Brandt, 1843;
  • ?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 [maps] Bobak Marmot

  • Mus bobak Müller, 1776; (Poland)

  • Marmota bobak; [MPR], 81
  • M. b. bobak Poland - Volga

    • 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 [maps]

  • Arctomys bobac var. 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 [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 [maps] Long-tailed Marmot

  • Arctomys caudata Jacquemont, 1844; Voy. dans l'Inde, 4 (Zool.): 66

  • Marmota caudata; [MPR], 82
  • M. c. caudata Kashmir
  • 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 [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 vancouverensis Swarth, 1911 Vancouver Island

  • Marmota vancouverensis Swarth, 1911; Univ. California Publ. Zool. 7 (6): 201; TL: Mount Douglas, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

  • Marmota vancouverensis; [LNAM], 187
• Marmota broweri Hall & Gillmore, 1934 NW.Alaska (arctic coast). See [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 [maps] Hoary Marmot

  • Arctomys caligatus Eschscholtz, 1829; Zoologischer Atlas, ... 2: pl. 1, 6; TL: Near Bristol Bay, Alaska

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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 King, 1836;
    • 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 [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 avara Bangs, 1899;
    • 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
    • Marmota parvula Howell, 1914;
  • 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
    • Marmota engelhardti J. A. Allen, 1905;
    • Marmota flaviventris engelhardti; 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
    • Marmota nosophora Howell, 1914;
  • 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 dacota Merriam, 1889;
    • 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
    • Marmota luteola Howell, 1914;
  • 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 obscura Howell, 1914;
• Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) Alaska, Canada - E.USA. See [maps] Groundhog Woodchuk

  • 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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