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Marmota camtschatica (black-capped marmot)

Synonyms: Arctomys baibak camtschatica; Arctomys cliffoni; Arctomys doppelmayeri

Wikipedia Abstract

The black-capped marmot (Marmota camtschatica) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Russia.
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Infraspecies

Marmota camtschatica bungei
Marmota camtschatica camtschatica
Marmota camtschatica doppelmayri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
9
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.84
EDGE Score: 1.35
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  7.716 lbs (3.50 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  31 grams
Diet [2]  Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  30 %
Diet - Plants [2]  40 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  30 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 4 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Gestation [1]  35 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  18 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  24 inches (60 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Barguzinskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik Ia 924970 Buryatia, Russia
Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve 361480 Russia  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ascaris tarbagan <Unverified Name>[3]
Citellina schulzi[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0