Marmota caligata

(von Eschscholtz, 1829)

Hoary Marmot

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Genus : Marmota
Subgenus : Petromarmota

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zool. Atlas, vol. Part 2, p. 1, pl. 6

Original name as described

Arctomys caligatus

Type locality

"im nördlichsten Theile der Westküste Amerika's, häufig an der Bristolbai [= northern areas of the west coast of America, frequently on Bristol Bay]." Restricted by J. A. Allen in 1877 to near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,ID,MT)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001726

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Marmota caligata raceyi

R. M. Anderson, 1932

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

raceyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 11430

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54097451

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada Bulletin

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota vigilis

E. Heller, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

vigilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:418

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:418

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29393538

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota caligata sheldoni

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sheldoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:137319

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31cfac8f2-1e77-40cf-bed6-f461799844ef

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444937

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota sibila

Hollister, 1912

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sibila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:174503

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c62b17dc-1c21-41d2-a88d-706b8f029959

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813667

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota oxytona

Hollister, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oxytona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:174503

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c62b17dc-1c21-41d2-a88d-706b8f029959

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31174648

Authority publication

Science

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota caligata nivaria

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nivaria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:72235

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a6f57b7-14de-4ced-91c3-01822c37ecb0

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444936

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota caligata cascadensis

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

cascadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90134

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/361a6bb3b-39eb-4cb1-b13f-29beae853390

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444936

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Arctomys caligata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caligata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermophilus pruinosus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pruinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Arctomys pruinosus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pruinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:593, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Marmota caligata

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caligata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42456/122560084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmota caligata caligata

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caligata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Marmota caligata okanagana

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

okanagana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Arctomys pruinosa

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pruinosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

292

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Lesson (1827:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Arctomys caligatus

(von Eschscholtz, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caligata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

p. 1, pl. 6

Authority publication

Berlin

Arctomys okanaganus

(King, 1836)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

okanagana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

236

Authority publication

London

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