Species: Marmota caligata
Hoary Marmot
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Marmota
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
marmotte des Rocheuses
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae - Marmota - as distinct species.
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Diet consists almost entirely of grasses and other herbaceous plants (Burt and Grossenheider 1976).
Reproduction Comments
Gives birth to 4-5 young in late spring or early summer after gestation period of about 1 month (Whitaker 1980).
Length
82
Weight
9000
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-06
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-06
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Alaska to Yukon and Northwest Territories, south to northeastern Washington, central Idaho, western Montana.