Marmota caligata

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Rodentia	Sciuridae

Scientific Name:

Marmota caligata

Species Authority:

(Eschscholtz, 1829)

Common Name(s):

English

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Hoary Marmot, Montague Island Hoary Marmot

Taxonomic Notes:

Hall (1981) treated M. broweri as a subspecies of M. caligata, but Jones et al. (1992) and Hoffman et al. (in Wilson and Reeder 1993) and Thorington and Hoffmann (in Wilson and Reeder 2005) recognized M. broweri and M. caligata as distinct species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-08-20
Assessor(s):	Cassola, F.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Contributor(s):	Hammerson, G.A. & Linzey, A.
Justification: Listed as Least Concern because it is widespread, common in suitable habitat, there are no major threats.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species occurs from Alaska in the United States, southward through British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory and Alberta in Canada, to Washington, Idaho, and Montana in the United States. Although mostly montane in distribution, it occurs down to sea level in northern Alaska.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon); United States (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington)

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Population [top]

Population:

This species is considered secure in its range (NatureServe).

Current Population Trend:

Stable

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in treeless alpine meadows where there are rocky outcrops and talus. Young are born in underground burrows. Gives birth to 4-5 young in late spring or early summer after gestation period of about one month (Whitaker 1980). Diet consists almost entirely of grasses and other herbaceous plants (Burt and Grossenheider 1976). Hibernates October-February in south, September-April in British Columbia (Whitaker 1980).
Systems:	Terrestrial
Generation Length (years):	5

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is not of conservation concern and its range includes a few protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is not of conservation concern and its range includes a few protected areas.

Citation:	Cassola, F. 2016. Marmota caligata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42456A22258093. . Downloaded on 22 July 2017.
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