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Marmota caligata (hoary marmot)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Arctomys caligatus was named by Eschscholtz (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Marmota caligata by Allen (1903), Howell (1914), Howell (1915), Anderson (1932), Hall and Gilmore (1934), Frase and Hoffmann (1980), Hall (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bobak, M. sibirica

Synonyms
  • Arctomys okanaganus was named by King (1836). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Marmota caligata by Howell (1915), Hall (1981).
  • Marmota oxytona was named by Hollister (1914) [replacement name for M. sibila Hollister 1912, preoccupied by a European species]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Marmota caligata by Howell (1915), Hall (1981).
  • Marmota vigilis was named by Heller (1909). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Marmota caligata by Howell (1915), Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Arctomys caligatus Eschscholtz
1836Arctomys okanaganus King
1903Marmota caligata Allen
1909Marmota vigilis Heller
1914Marmota oxytona Hollister
1914Marmota caligata Howell
1915Marmota caligata Howell
1932Marmota caligata Anderson
1934Marmota caligata Hall and Gilmore
1980Marmota caligata Frase and Hoffmann p. 1
1981Marmota caligata Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusMarmotaFrisch 1775
speciescaligata(Eschscholtz 1829)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Marmota caligata Eschscholtz 1829 [hoary marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys okanaganus King 1836 [synonym], Marmota oxytona Hollister 1914 [synonym], Marmota vigilis Heller 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available