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Range of the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata). [13] The hoary marmot predominantly inhabits mountainous alpine environments to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) elevation, although coastal population also occur at or near sea level in British Columbia and Alaska. [6] Hoary marmots occur from southern Washington and central Idaho north, and are found ...
Marmota monax: Groundhog, woodchuck, or whistlepig Canada and east of the Mississippi in northern USA Marmota sibirica: Tarbagan marmot, Mongolian marmot, or tarvaga: Siberia Petromarmota: Marmota caligata: Hoary marmot: northwestern North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Montana) Marmota flaviventris: Yellow ...
Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata, rocky areas, alpine meadows, E W A; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, open rocky foothills, talus slopes, E R; Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis, high open forests, rocky areas, E W A; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, coniferous forests, nocturnal, E W
A Guide to Montana Mammals. University of Montana Press. "Northern Rockies Natural History Guide-Mammals". University of Montana’s Division of Biological Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010; Foresman, Kerry R. (2001). The Wild Mammals of Montana. American Society of Mammalogists. ISBN 1-891276-26-3.
Pages in category "Marmots" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Himalayan marmot; Hoary marmot; L. Long-tailed marmot; M. Marmota ...
Alaska marmot, Marmota broweri [n 1] LC; Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata [n 4] LC; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris [n 4] LC; Woodchuck, Marmota monax [n 4] LC; Olympic marmot, Marmota olympus [n 4] LC; Vancouver Island marmot, Marmota vancouverensis [n 4] CR E; Alpine chipmunk, Neotamias alpinus [n 4] LC; Yellow pine chipmunk ...
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. [2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin, often (but not exclusively) living above ...