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Marmotini

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Tamiini Black p. 128
1963Marmotini Black p. 149
1980Marmotinae Frase and Hoffmann p. 1
1980Tamiini de Bruijn et al. p. 255
2003Marmotini Mercer and Roth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
tribeMarmotini

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.

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G. Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892 [antelope squirrel]
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†Ammospermophilus hanfordi Gustafson 1978
Ammospermophilus interpres Merriam 1890 [Texas antelope squirrel]
†Ammospermophilus junturensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
Ammospermophilus leucurus Merriam 1889 [white-tailed antelope squirrel]
G. †Arctomyoides Bryant 1945
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†Arctomyoides arctomyoides Douglass 1903
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Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 [golden-mantled ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam 1890 [synonym]
G. †Citellus Oken 1816
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Subg. †Citellus (Citellus) Linnaeus 1776
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†Citellus matachicensis Wilson 1949
G. Cynomys Rafinesque 1817 [prairie dog]
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Cynomys gunnisoni Baird 1855 [Gunnison's prairie dog]
†Cynomys hibbardi Eshelman 1975
Cynomys leucurus Merriam 1890 [white-tailed prairie dog]
Cynomys ludovicianus Ord 1815 [black-tailed prairie dog]
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Invalid names: Cynomys arizonensis Mearns 1890 [synonym], Cynomys cinereus Richardson 1829 [synonym], Cynomys grisea Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Cynomys meadensis Hibbard 1956 [synonym], Cynomys pyrrotrichus Elliot 1905 [synonym], Cynomys socialis Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Monax missouriensis Warden 1819 [synonym]
Cynomys mexicanus Merriam 1892 [Mexican prairie dog]
†Cynomys niobrarius Hay 1921
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Invalid names: Cynomys churcherii Burns and McGillivray 1989 [synonym], Cynomys spispiza Green 1960 [synonym]
Cynomys parvidens Allen 1905 [Utah prairie dog]
†Cynomys sappaensis Goodwin 1995
†Cynomys spenceri Goodwin 1995
†Cynomys vetus Hibbbard 1942
Invalid names: Monax Warden 1819 [synonym]
G. Eutamias Trouessart 1880 [chipmunk]
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Eutamias minimus Bachman 1839 [least chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias atristriatus Bailey 1913 [synonym], Eutamias caniceps Osgood 1900 [synonym], Eutamias consobrinus Allen 1890 [synonym], Eutamias oreocetes Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Ictidomys Allen 1877 [lined ground squirrels]
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Ictidomys mexicanus Erxleben 1877
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
G. Marmota Frisch 1775 [marmot]
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†Marmota arizonae Hay 1921
Marmota broweri Hall and Gilmore 1934 [Alaska marmot]
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]
Marmota flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841 [yellow-bellied marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys dacota Merriam 1889 [synonym], Marmota engelhardti Allen 1905 [synonym]
†Marmota korthi Kelly 2000
Marmota marmota Linnaeus 1758 [Alpine marmot]
†Marmota minor Kellogg 1910
Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 [groundhog]
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Invalid names: Arctomys ignavus Bangs 1899 [synonym], Arctomys melanopus Kuhl 1820 [synonym], Arctomys sibila Wolf 1808 [synonym], Glis canadensis Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Hyrax hudsonius Schreber 1792 [synonym], Marmota ochracea Swarth 1911 [synonym], Mus empetra Pallas 1778 [synonym]
†Marmota nevadensis Kellogg 1910
Marmota olympus Merriam 1898
†Marmota vetus Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Arctomys Schreber 1780 [synonym], Lagomys Storr 1780 [synonym], Lipura Illiger 1811 [synonym], Marmotops Pocock 1923 [synonym]
G. †Miospermophilus Black 1963
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†Miospermophilus bryanti Wilson 1960
†Miospermophilus lavertyi Dalquest et al. 1996
G. Neotamias Howell 1929 [chipmunk]
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Neotamias alpinus Merriam 1893
Neotamias amoenus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias canicaudus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Eutamias caurinus Merriam 1898 [synonym], Eutamias ludibundus Hollister 1911 [synonym], Tamias frater Allen 1890 [synonym]
Neotamias bulleri Miller and Rehn 1901
Neotamias canipes Fleharty 1960
Neotamias dorsalis Baird 1855 [cliff chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias canescens Allen 1904 [synonym]
Neotamias durangae Allen 1903
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Invalid names: Tamias nexus Elliot 1905 [synonym]
†Neotamias malloryi Martin 1998
Neotamias merriami Merriam 1897
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Invalid names: Tamias pricei Allen 1895 [synonym]
Neotamias obscurus Allen 1890
Neotamias ochrogenys Sutton and Nadler 1974
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Invalid names: Tamias macrohabdotes Merriam 1896 [synonym]
Neotamias rufus Patterson 1984
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Invalid names: Eutamias hopiensis Merriam 1905 [synonym]
Neotamias senex Allen 1890
Neotamias siskiyou Sutton and Nadler 1974
Neotamias sonomae Grinnell 1915
Neotamias speciosus Merriam 1890
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Invalid names: Tamias callipeplus Merriam 1893 [synonym]
Neotamias townsendii Bachman 1839
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Invalid names: Tamias cooperi Baird 1855 [synonym], Tamias hindei Gray 1842 [synonym]
Neotamias umbrinus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias adsitus Allen 1905 [synonym], Eutamias palmeri Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Notocitellus Howell 1938
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G. Otospermophilus Brandt 1844
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†Citellus (Otospermophilus) argonautus Stirton and Goeriz 1942
Otospermophilus beecheyi Richardson 1823 [California ground squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus Erxleben 1777 [rock squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus Helgen et al. 2009 [rock squirrel]
†Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) jerae Sutton and Korth 1995
G. †Paenemarmota Hibbard and Schultz 1948
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†Paenemarmota barbouri Hibbard and Schultz 1948
†Paenemarmota mexicana Wilson 1949
†Paenemarmota sawrockensis Hibbard 1964
G. †Palaearctomys Douglass 1903
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†Palaearctomys montanus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Palaearctomys macrorhinus Douglass 1903 [synonym]
G. Poliocitellus Howell 1938 [Franklin's gruond squirrel]
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G. †Protospermophilus Gazin 1930
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†Protospermophilus parvus Korth and Kron 2020
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Invalid names: Sciurus venturus Bryant 1945 [synonym]
G. Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 [ground squirrel]
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Spermophilus armatus Kennicott 1863
†Spermophilus boothi Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus cochisei Gidley 1922
Spermophilus columbianus Ord 1815 [Columbian ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus cragini Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus dotti Hibbard 1954
†Spermophilus finlayensis Strain 1966
†Spermophilus howelli Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus johnstoni Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus mcgheei Strain 1966
†Spermophilus meadensis Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus meltoni Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus primitivus Bryant 1945
†Spermophilus rexroadensis Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus russelli Gustafson 1978
Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett 1833 [spotted ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus tephrus Gazin 1932
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Invalid names: Citellus ridgwayi Gazin 1932 [synonym]
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus tuitus Hay 1921
†Spermophilus wilsoni Shotwell 1956
G. Tamias Illinger 1811 [chipmunk]
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†Tamias aristus Ray 1965
†Tamias ateles Hall 1930
†Tamias eviensis de Bruijn et al. 1980
†Tamias laevidens Cope 1869
Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Sciurus lysteri Richardson 1829 [synonym]
G. Urocitellus Obolenskij 1927 [Holarctic ground squirrel]
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Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 [Wyoming ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Citellus kimballensis Kent 1967 [synonym]
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 [arctic ground squirrel]
Urocitellus townsendii Bachman 1839 [Townsend's ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Anisonyx Rafinesque 1817 [replaced]
G. Xerospermophilus Merriam 1892 [pygmy ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Tamiini [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (738 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Marmotini indet. (174913)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Miospermophilus sp., Protospermophilus sp. (278678)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Sciurus vortmani (17537)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Miospermophilus sp., Protospermophilus sp. (17709)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Prosciurus dawsonae (17633)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Idaho) Tamiini indet. (17584)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Protospermophilus sp. (17471 17568)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Miospermophilus sp. (167847)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Miospermophilus sp. (167828 167829 167836 167839 167850 167851 167853 167856)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Sciuridae indet. (17561 17564)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) Protospermophilus sp., Tamias sp. (67637)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Protospermophilus sp. (17526)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Miospermophilus sp., Protospermophilus sp. (17843 69807) Tamias sp. (69806)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Texas) Protospermophilus sp. (18663)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Spain (Navarre) Spermophilinus besana (207107)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia Eutamias sp. (180965 182089 182138)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63China (Jiangsu) Eutamias sihongensis (13482)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Spermophilus sp., Tamias sp. (19000)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oklahoma) Citellus dotti (18094)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Citellus sp. (19379)