Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841

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Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841

Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1: 99.

Type Locality: "Mountains between Texas and California " Restricted by A. H. Howell (1915) to Mt. Hood (Oregon, USA).

Vernacular Names: Yellow-bellied Marmot.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. avara Bangs 1899

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. dacota Merriam 1889

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. luteola A. H. Howell 1914

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. nosophora A. H. Howell 1914

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. notioros Warren 1934

Subspecies Marmota (Petromarmota) flaviventris subsp. obscura A. H. Howell 1914

Distribution: SC British Columbia and S Alberta ( Canada) south to N New Mexico, S Utah, Nevada, and California ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Petromarmota ( Steppan et al., 1999) . Reviewed by Frase and Hoffmann (1980, Mammalian Species No. 135).