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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) and 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) and 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) and Hall (1981).
  • Marmota vigilis was named by Heller (1909). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Marmota caligata by Howell (1915) and 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:43:47
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:43:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Marmota caligata (93528)