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Menzbier's marmot

Marmota menzbieri (Kashkarov, 1925)

VUVulnerablerodents

The menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 2.94 kg to 3.25 kg and live up to 17.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri)
Photo: А. Исаков · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the menzbier's marmot

Weight
2.94 kg – 3.25 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
17.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
18 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
35.4 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2 years – 2.38 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the menzbier's marmot live?

Not recorded

What is the menzbier's marmot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae from Central Asia.

Its name commemorates Russian zoologist Mikhail Aleksandrovich Menzbier.

From the Wikipedia article “Menzbier's marmot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menzbier%27s_marmot&oldid=1381330546), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the menzbier's marmot endangered?

The menzbier's marmot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the menzbier's marmot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusMarmota
  7. SpeciesMarmota menzbieri (Kashkarov, 1925)

Synonyms Arctomys menzbieri

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Menzbier’s marmotEnglish
  • svišť MenzbierůvCzech
  • Menzbier-MurmeltierGerman
  • Marmota de MenzbierSpanish
  • tienšaninmurmeliFinnish
  • Marmotta di MenzbierItalian
  • ティエンシャンマーモットJapanese
  • Көк суырKazakh
  • Kok SuyrKazakh
  • MenzbiermurmeldyrNorwegian Bokmål
  • MenzbiermarmotDutch
  • świstak tienszańskiPolish
  • Marmota-de-MenzbierPortuguese
  • Сурок МензбираRussian
  • Surok MenzbiraRussian
  • Açıkkahve Asya MarmotuTurkish
  • Kuk SugurUzbek
  • 明氏旱獺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the menzbier's marmot

Other species in the same genus Marmota.

LC, Least Concern
Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Sciuridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the menzbier's marmot?

An adult menzbier's marmot weighs 2.94 kg – 3.25 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the menzbier's marmot endangered?

The menzbier's marmot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the menzbier's marmot live?

The menzbier's marmot has a recorded lifespan of 17.4 years.

How long is the menzbier's marmot pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 35.4 days.

What kind of animal is the menzbier's marmot?

The menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/menzbiers-marmot

MLA

“Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/menzbiers-marmot.

BibTeX
@misc{menzbiers_marmot_2026,
  title = {Menzbier's marmot (Marmota menzbieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/menzbiers-marmot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}