Menzbier's marmot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Marmota |
Subgenus: | Marmota |
Species: | M. menzbieri |
Binomial name | |
Marmota menzbieri (Kashkarov, 1925) |
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.