Marmota (Marmota) bobak (Müller 1776)

[Mus] bobak Müller 1776, Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl.: 40.

Type Locality: " Poland." Restricted by Ognev (1963 a:221) to "right [W] bank of the Dnepr [River]", Ukraine .

Vernacular Names: Bobak Marmot.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) bobak subsp. bobak Müller 1776

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) bobak subsp. tschaganensis Bazhanov 1930

Distribution: Steppes of E Europe, east through Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia to N and C Kazakhstan.

Conservation: Regaining parts of former range (Bibikov, 1991). IUCN – Lower Risk (conservation dependent).

Discussion: Subgenus Marmota (Steppan et al., 1999) . See comments under baibacina, himalayana, and sibirica . Includes kozlovi (Fokanov, 1966) and tschaganensis (Gromov et al., 1965).