Tarbagan Marmot
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The Tarbagan marmot is a species of rodent
in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China
(Inner Mongolia
and Heilungjiang), northern and western Mongolia
, and Russia
(southwest Siberia
, Tuva
, Transbaikalia).. In the Mongolian Altai the range overlaps with that of the Gray Marmot
. The species was classified as Endangered
by the IUCN in 2008.
Two subspecies are distinguished:
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China
China
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(Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
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and Heilungjiang), northern and western Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, and Russia
Russia
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(southwest Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, Tuva
Tuva
The Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders with the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Mongolia to the...
, Transbaikalia).. In the Mongolian Altai the range overlaps with that of the Gray Marmot
Gray Marmot
The Gray Marmot or Altai Marmot is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Xinjiang-Province in China, Southeastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and in the Altai and Tien Shan Mountains in Southeastern Siberia in Russia. In the Mongolian Altai the range overlaps with that...
. The species was classified as Endangered
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
by the IUCN in 2008.
Two subspecies are distinguished:
- M. s. sibirica
- M. s. caliginosus