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Marmota menzbieri (Menzbier's marmot)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its name commemorates Russian zoologist Mikhail Aleksandrovich Menzbier.
View Wikipedia Record: Marmota menzbieri

Infraspecies

Marmota menzbieri menzbieri
Marmota menzbieri zachidovi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Marmota menzbieri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
31
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.05
EDGE Score: 2.78
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  6.488 lbs (2.943 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  30 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]  4
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  18 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  21 inches (53 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Gissaro-Alai open woodlands Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Aksu-Dzhabagly Nature Reserve State Nature Reserve Ia 183489 Kazakhstan  
Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve 141740 Uzbekistan  
Manass Wildlife Refuge 37066 Talas, Kyrgyzstan      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mountains of Central Asia Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Citellophilus menzbieri[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
♦ 3International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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