Marmota (Marmota) monax (Linnaeus 1758)

[Mus] monax Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 60.

Type Locality: "in America septentrionalis." Restricted by Thomas (1911 a:147) to Maryland (USA) .

Vernacular Names: Woodchuck.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) monax subsp. monax Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) monax subsp. canadensis Erxleben 1777

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) monax subsp. ignava Bangs 1899

Subspecies Marmota (Marmota) monax subsp. rufescens A. H. Howell 1914

Distribution: Alaska (USA) through S Canada to S Labrador to NE and SC USA; south in Rocky Mtns, possibly to N Idaho.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Marmota (Steppan et al., 1999) . Reviewed by Kwiecinski (1998, Mammalian Species No. 591).