Alpine marmot  (Marmota marmota)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
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Facts – Alpine marmot

French: Marmotte Des Alpes
Spanish: Marmota Alpina
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilySciuridae
GenusMarmota (1)

Status – Alpine marmot

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Subspecies Marmota marmota marmota, M. m. latirostris (1) .

Description – Alpine marmot

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Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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Alpine marmot feeding
Alpine marmot feeding

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