Olympic Marmot – Marmota olympus

Marmota olympusMerriam, 1898

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Subgenus Petromarmota; basal to the caligata-vancouverensis clade (Steppan et al., 1999). Considered a subspecies of marmota by Rausch (1953), but reviewed by Hoffmann et al. (1979) who confirmed its specific status. Also see Edelman (2003, Mammalian Species No. 736).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.