Mammal

Tarbagan marmot Facts Marmota sibirica

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The tarbagan marmot (Marmota sibirica) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia).

Diet: The tarbagan marmot is herbivorous, like all other marmots, and consumes steppe grasses.

Classification

Family: Sciuridae. Order: Rodentia.

What Do Tarbagan marmots Eat?

Diet classification: Herbivore. Recorded foods: the tarbagan marmot is herbivorous, like all other marmots, and consumes steppe grasses.

Tarbagan marmot Conservation Status

Tarbagan marmot is listed here as Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.

Quick facts

Diet: Herbivore
Weight: 8 kg

Fun facts

It is mainly found throughout Mongolia, with its range extending west to the Altai Mountains, east to Inner Mongolia, north to Transbaikal, and south to the Dzungarian Basin, in the Gobi Desert.
Its zygomatic arches are slightly expanded compared to other marmot species.
The tarbagan marmot is herbivorous, like all other marmots, and consumes steppe grasses.

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