Marmota marmota

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Alpine Marmot

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033871

Original name as described

Mus marmota

Other common names

Common Marmot

Type locality

"in alpibus Helveticis." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Swiss Alps."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

France · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Germany · Austria · Slovenia · Slovakia · Poland · Romania

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001732

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 marmota mesostyla

Chaline, 1972

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mesostyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

663

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Lyon

Glis Marmota

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmota

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873155

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Arctomys alpinus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

vi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Arctomys marmota

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmota

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)

Marmota marmota

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmota

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 (2016:817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12835/510082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmota marmota marmota

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmota

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 (2016:817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Mus marmota

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmota

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033871

Authority publication

Stockholm

Marmota alpina

Brisson, 1762

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28278630

Authority publication

Leiden

Marmota alpina

Blumenbach, 1779

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alpina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44318917

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

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

Mus (Marmotta)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmotta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Arctomys marmota alba

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1030

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258282

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

Arctomys marmota nigra

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1030

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258282

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

Arctomys marmotta

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmotta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Lesson (1827:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Brandt (1844:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Arctomys lecoqi

(Pomel, 1843)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lecoqi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France

Arctomys antiqua

(A. Pomel, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

antiqua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

356

Authority publication

Annales scientifiques, littéraires et industrielles de l'Auvergne

Arctomys gastaldi

(A. Pomel, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gastaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

355

Authority publication

Annales scientifiques, littéraires et industrielles de l'Auvergne

Arctomys lecoq

(A. Pomel, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lecoq

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

354

Authority publication

Annales scientifiques, littéraires et industrielles de l'Auvergne

Arctomys arvernensis

(P. Gervais, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arvernensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 27 (p. 7), pl. 48 (p. 6)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348503 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348566

Authority publication

Paris

Marmota marmotta

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

marmotta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423224

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Marmota marmota latirostris

Kratochvíl, 1961

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

289-304

Authority publication

Zoologické Listy

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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