Marmot

Marmot

A yellow-bellied marmot

Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species.

Biology[edit | edit source]

Some species live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps, northern Appalachia, the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas, the Altai Mountains, and the Carpathians. Other species prefer rough grassland and can be found widely across North America and the Eurasian Steppe.

Marmots typically live in burrows (often within rockpiles, particularly in the case of the yellow-bellied marmot), and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed.

Marmots mainly eat greens and many types of grasses, berries, lichens, mosses, roots, and flowers.

Species[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of all Marmot species and their geographic distributions.

Marmota baibacina – gray marmot or Altai marmot
Marmota bobak – bobak marmot
Marmota broweri – Alaska marmot
Marmota caligata – hoary marmot
Marmota camtschatica – Kamchatka marmot
Marmota caudata – long-tailed marmot
Marmota flaviventris – yellow-bellied marmot
Marmota himalayana – Himalayan marmot
Marmota marmota – Alpine marmot
Marmota menzbieri – Menzbier's marmot
Marmota monax – groundhog, woodchuck, whistlepig
Marmota olympus – Olympic marmot
Marmota sibirica – Tarbagan marmot
Marmota vancouverensis – Vancouver Island marmot

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External links[edit | edit source]

Marmot Resources
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