Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica), recorded as Endangered
Tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Tarbagan marmot

Marmota sibirica

Tarbagan marmot is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Marmota sibirica, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Marmota sibirica
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Sciuridae · Marmota

Appearance

In the Mongolian Altai Mountains, its range overlaps with that of the gray marmot.

Range and habitat

It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia).

Habitat labels include grassland.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

The tarbagan marmot is herbivorous, like all other marmots, and consumes steppe grasses.

In crisis

The species was classified as endangered by the IUCN in 2008.

Tarbagan marmot is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Tarbagan marmot, Wikidata item Q1251864. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Tarbagan marmot?
Tarbagan marmot is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Marmota sibirica.
What is the conservation status of Tarbagan marmot?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Marmota sibirica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tarbagan marmot live?
In the Mongolian Altai Mountains, its range overlaps with that of the gray marmot.
Why is Tarbagan marmot in crisis?
The species was classified as endangered by the IUCN in 2008.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Marmota sibirica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tarbagan marmot a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.