Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Arctomys nevadensis, Marmota nevadensis

Belongs to Paenemarmota according to T. S. Kelly 2000

Sister taxa: Paenemarmota barbouri, Paenemarmota mexicana, Paenemarmota sawrockensis

Type specimen: UCMP V-12506, a mandible

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Average measurements (in mm): m1 6.45 x 7.15