Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Arctomys monax, Marmota (Marmotops) monax, Marmotops monax, Mus monax
Synonyms: Arctomys ignavus Bangs 1899, Arctomys melanopus Kuhl 1820, Arctomys sibila Wolf 1808, Glis canadensis Erxleben 1777, Hyrax hudsonius Schreber 1792, Lipura hudsonia Schreber 1792, Marmota ochracea Swarth 1911, Mus empetra Pallas 1778
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Marmota according to B. A. Frase and R. S. Hoffmann 1980
See also Hall 1981, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Linnaeus 1758, Thomas 1911 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Marmota arizonae, Marmota broweri, Marmota caligata, Marmota flaviventris, Marmota korthi, Marmota marmota, Marmota minor, Marmota nevadensis, Marmota olympus, Marmota vancouverensis, Arctomys tortus, Arctomys vetus, Arctomys primigenia, Lagomys sardus
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (43: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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