Marmota

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; [CoL] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist]

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; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. marmota Alps
  - Mus marmota marmota
  - Marmota alpina Blumenbach
  - marmotta
  - alba
  - nigra
  - nigrina
  - Marmota (Marmota) marmota; [CoL]
  - Marmota marmota marmota; [CoL]
- M. m. latirostris Kratochvil, 1961 Tatra Mts.
  - Marmota marmota latirostris Kratochvil, 1961; ; TL: Krivansky Zleb, Tatra Mts, Czechoslovakia
  - Marmota marmota latirostris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Marmota camtschatica (Pallas, 1811) NE.Siberia, Kamchatka. See [maps] Black-capped Marmot
- Arctomys baibak var. camtschatica Pallas, 1811; Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., : 156
- Marmota (Marmota) camtschatica; [CoL]
- Marmota camtschatica; [MPR], 81; [iNaturalist]
- M. c. camtschatica Kamchatka
  - Marmota camtschatica camtschatica; [CoL]
- M. c. bungei (Kastchenko, 1901) Verkhoyansk Mts.
  - cliftoni
  - Marmota camtschatica bungei; [CoL]
- M. c. doppelmayri Birula, 1922 E. of L. Baikal
  - Marmota camtschatica doppelmayri; [CoL]
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 (Marmota) menzbieri; [CoL]
- Marmota menzbieri; [MPR], 81; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. menzbieri W.Tien Shan Mts.
  - Marmota menzbieri menzbieri; [CoL]
- M. m. zachidovi Petrov, 1963 N.Tien-Shan (Chatkal Ridge)
  - Marmota menzbieri zachidovi Petrov, 1963; ; TL: Chatkal Ridge, N. Tien-Shan
  - Marmota menzbieri zachidovi; [CoL]
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 (Marmota) baibacina; [CoL]
- Marmota baibacina baibacina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Marmota baibacina; [iNaturalist]
- Marmota baibacina ?Brandt, 1843;
- Marmota bobak baibacina; [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 baibacina centralis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Marmota bobak centralis; [MPR], 81
Marmota bobak (Müller, 1776) S.Russia - Kazakhstan. See [maps] Bobak Marmot
- Mus bobak Müller, 1776; (Poland)
- Marmota (Marmota) bobak; [CoL]
- Marmota bobak; [MPR], 81; [iNaturalist]
- M. b. bobak Poland - Volga
  - Mus bobak bobak
  - bobac
  - baibac
  - arctomys
  - Marmota bobac kozlovi Fokanov, 1966; ; TL: Volsk dist., Saratov region, European Russia
  - Marmota bobak bobak; [CoL]
  - Marmota bobak kozlovi; [CoL]
- M. b. tschaganensis Bazhanov, 1930 S.Urals - N.Kazakhstan
  - schaganensis
  - Marmota bobak tschaganensis; [CoL]
Marmota sibirica (Radde, 1862) -. See [maps]
- Arctomys bobac var. sibirica Radde, 1862; Reise Süd. Ost.-Sibir. 1: 159
- Marmota (Marmota) sibirica; [CoL]
- Marmota sibirica; [iNaturalist]
- M. s. sibirica Transbaikalia, N.Mongolia, Manchuria
  - dahurica
  - Marmota bobak sibirica; [MPR], 81
  - Marmota sibirica sibirica; [CoL]
  - 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 sibirica caliginosus; [CoL]
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 (Marmota) himalayana; [CoL]
- Marmota bobak himalayana; [MPR], 81
- Marmota himalayana himalayana; [CoL]
- Marmota himalayana robusta; [CoL]
- Marmota himalayana; [iNaturalist]
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 (Marmota) caudata; [CoL]
- Marmota caudata; [MPR], 82; [iNaturalist]
- M. c. caudata Kashmir
  - Arctomys caudata caudata
  - Marmota caudata caudata; [CoL]
- 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)
  - Marmota caudata aurea; [CoL]
- M. c. dichrous (Anderson, 1875) Afghanistan (N. of Kabul)
  - Marmota caudata dichrous; [CoL]

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 (Petromarmota) olympus; [CoL]
- Marmota olympus; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344; [LNAM], 187; [iNaturalist]
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 (Petromarmota) vancouverensis; [CoL]
- Marmota vancouverensis; [LNAM], 187; [iNaturalist]
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 (Marmota) broweri; [CoL]
- Marmota broweri; [iNaturalist]
- 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

Marmota (Petromarmota) caligata; [CoL]
Marmota caligata; [iNaturalist]

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

900x630 (~127Kb) USA: Glacier Basin (46°53'30N 121°42'15W), Mt. Rainier, Pierce Co., WA, 21.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

M. c. caligata Alaska, Yukon
- Arctomys pruinosus True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 593
- Arctomys caligatus; Tyrrell, 1888, Proc. Canadian Inst., Toronto, ser. 3, 6: 88
- Marmota caligata caligata; [LNAM], 185; [CoL]
- 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; [iNaturalist]
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; [CoL]
- Marmota okanagana; Howell, 1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 17
- Marmota okanagana King, 1836;
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; [CoL]
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; [iNaturalist]

Marmota flaviventris (Audubon & Bachman, 1841) -. See [maps]
- Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris; [CoL]
- Marmota flaviventris; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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 avara Bangs, 1899;
  - Marmota flaviventer avarus; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344
  - Marmota flaviventris avara; [LNAM], 183; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - 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 engelhardti J. A. Allen, 1905;
  - Marmota flaviventris engelhardti; [LNAM], 184; Howell, 1915, North Amer. Fauna 37: 45; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - 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 dacota Merriam, 1889;
  - Marmota flaviventer dacota; Howell, 1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 15
  - Marmota flaviventris dacota; [LNAM], 183; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - 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
- Marmota (Marmota) monax; [CoL]
- Marmota monax; [iNaturalist]
- M. m. monax middle eastern US
  - Mus monax Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 60; TL: Maryland
  - Arctomys monax; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 593
  - Marmota monax monax; [LNAM], 181; [CoL]
  - 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; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
- 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 ignava; [LNAM], 181; [CoL]
  - Marmota monax ignavus; Trouessart, 1904, Catalogus Mammalium ..., Suppl. (fasc. 2): 344
- 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; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]

Unmatched external taxa

Marmota kastschenkoi; [iNaturalist]
Marmota (Marmota) kastschenkoi; [CoL]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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.

Some related literature:

[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
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
[LNAM]; Miller & Kellog, 1955
List of North American Recent Mammals U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 205 : 1-953
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

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