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| Bobak marmot | |
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| above in Ukraine, below in Volgograd Oblast, Russia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Marmota |
| Species: | M. bobak
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| Marmota bobak (Müller, 1776)
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| Bobak marmot range.[1] | |
The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak), also known as the steppe marmot, is a species of marmot that inhabits the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a social animal and inhabits steppe grassland, including cultivated field borders. It hibernates for more than half the year. Litter sizes average about five offspring and it takes three years for the young marmots to reach sexual maturity. Male offspring leave the home colony after their second winter, and about 60% of mature females give birth in any one year.
- ^ a b Tsytsulina, K.; Zagorodynuk, I.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Marmota bobak". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12830A115106780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12830A22258375.en. Retrieved 14 December 2023.