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--> GENUS Marmota
--> SUBGENUS Marmota
SPECIES Marmota (Marmota) monax
Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 60. | Common Name: | Woodchuck | Type Locality: | "in America septentrionalis." Restricted by Thomas (1911a:147) to Maryland (USA). | Distribution: | Alaska (USA) through S Canada to S Labrador to NE and SC USA; south in Rocky Mtns, possibly to N Idaho. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Marmota (Steppan et al., 1999). Reviewed by Kwiecinski (1998, Mammalian Species No. 591). |
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