Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Arctomys flaviventer
Synonyms: Arctomys dacota Merriam 1889, Marmota engelhardti Allen 1905
Belongs to Marmota according to B. A. Frase and R. S. Hoffmann 1980
See also Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Schultz and Howard 1935
Sister taxa: Marmota arizonae, Marmota broweri, Marmota caligata, Marmota korthi, Marmota marmota, Marmota minor, Marmota monax, Marmota nevadensis, Marmota olympus, Marmota vancouverensis, Arctomys vetus, Arctomys primigenia, Arctomys tortus, Lagomys sardus
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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