Long-tailed marmot
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Long-tailed marmot ( Marmota caudata ) |
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The long- tailed marmot ( Marmota caudata ), also known as the long-tailed marmot or red marmot, is a species of the squirrel family .
Distribution area
The distribution area of the long-tailed marmot joins that of the steppe marmot and includes the western part of the Tianshan Mountains and Pamiro-Alai . It is also found in the west of the Kunlun , in the Hindu Kush , in Afghanistan's Badachshan and Karakoram, and in northern Kashmir .
Within this rather large distribution area, the long-tailed marmot can usually be found at altitudes between 1,400 and 4,800 meters. The largest settlements can be found in the high mountain steppes of the Alai and the high mountain deserts of the East Pamir .
Systematic classification
The structure of the genital bones is also used to systematically classify the marmots. In the red marmot, the penis bone has a particularly complex structure compared to the other species. In the anterior section, the bone has a keel that is absent in other species of marmots. The bone is strongly rounded at the base.
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literature
- Dmitri Iwanowitsch Bibikow : The marmots of the world. Marmota (= The New Brehm Library. Vol. 388). 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition. Westarp-Wissenschaften et al., Magdeburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-89432-426-0 .
- Monika Preleuthner, Gerhard Aubrecht (Ed.): Marmots. In: Stapfia. Volume 63, Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz 1999, ISBN 3-85474-044-1 , online at ZOBODAT
Individual evidence
Web links
- Marmota caudata inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . 2. Posted by: Molur, S., 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2013.