Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a rodent of the squirrel family Sciuridae from Central Asia, named in honour of the Russian zoologist Mikhail Aleksandrovich Menzbier. It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000 to 3,600 metres in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the far north of Tajikistan, and it has the smallest range of any Palearctic marmot. It is also the smallest Palearctic marmot, with a head-and-body length of 34.5 to 50 centimetres and a weight of 1.85 to 5 kilograms, and it is unique among marmots in having dark upperparts and rear parts that contrast clearly with pale underparts and front parts. Its range is split in two by the Pskem River and its valley, and the northern and southern populations are genetically distinct, recognised as two subspecies. The IUCN considers the species vulnerable, with habitat loss from expanding agriculture as the main threat and hunting for food as a smaller one. Population estimates were 22,000 individuals in 1998 and 20,000 to 25,000 in Kazakhstan alone in 2005. It hibernates from August or September to April or May.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Conservation Status Connections
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Source Menzbier's marmot (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000–3,600 m (6,600–11,800 ft) in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and far northern Tajikistan.
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Source Menzbier's marmot (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000–3,600 m (6,600–11,800 ft) in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and far northern Tajikistan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Menzbier's marmot (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000–3,600 m (6,600–11,800 ft) in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and far northern Tajikistan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Menzbier's marmot (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000–3,600 m (6,600–11,800 ft) in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and far northern Tajikistan.
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1. Menzbier's marmot (Wikipedia)
Distribution and habitat
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000-3,600 m (6,600-11,800 ft) in the western Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and far northern Tajikistan.
Conservation, main threat
The IUCN considers it vulnerable with the main threat being habitat loss from expanding agriculture and a smaller threat being hunting for food.
Conservation, smaller threat
The IUCN considers it vulnerable with the main threat being habitat loss from expanding agriculture and a smaller threat being hunting for food.
Conservation, hunting
a smaller threat being hunting for food
Distribution and habitat, system
It inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes of 2,000-3,600 m (6,600-11,800 ft)
Child Taxon Of: Marmota, Lead
The Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae from Central Asia.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, group placement
The Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae from Central Asia.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Marmota menzbieri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category
VULNERABLE
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