Marmotini

E40002

taxon tribe

Marmotini is a tribe of ground-dwelling squirrels that includes marmots, prairie dogs, and related genera found across the Northern Hemisphere.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	taxon → tribe →
class	Mammalia →
commonName	marmots and allies →
containsSpecies	Cynomys ludovicianus → Marmota marmota → Marmota monax → Spermophilus citellus →
describedAs	tribe of ground-dwelling squirrels →
diet	herbivorous → omnivorous →
distribution	Eurasia → North America → Northern Hemisphere →
ecologicalNiche	ground-dwelling squirrels →
family	Sciuridae →
habitat	terrestrial →
hasCharacteristic	burrowing behavior → diurnal activity → hibernation in many species → social behavior in many species →
hasMemberType	ground squirrel → marmot → prairie dog →
includesCommonName	ground squirrels → marmots → prairie dogs →
includesTaxon	Ammospermophilus → Callospermophilus → Cynomys → Eutamias sibiricus → Ictidomys → Marmota → Notocitellus → Otospermophilus → Poliocitellus → Spermophilus → Urocitellus → Xerospermophilus →
kingdom	Animalia →
order	Rodentia →
parentTaxon	Sciuridae → Sciurinae →
phylum	Chordata →
reproduction	viviparous →
subfamily	Sciurinae →
superfamily	Sciuroidea →
taxonRank	tribe →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Xerinae ("Tamias") →	includes
Olympic National Park ("Olympic marmot") →	notableSpecies
Xerospermophilus →	parentTaxon