Tarbagan marmot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tarbagan marmot lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmota sibirica
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Tarbagan marmot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tarbagan marmot in 2 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Tarbagan marmot endangered?

The Tarbagan marmot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Tarbagan marmot?

The Tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Marmota. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tarbagan marmot

The tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). In the Mongolian Altai Mountains, its range overlaps with that of the gray marmot. The species was classified as endangered by the IUCN in 2008.

Two subspecies are recognized, M. s. sibirica and M. s. caliginosus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tarbagan marmot (revision 1339980295), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1251864 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).