Marmota caligata (Eschscholtz, 1829), a large ground squirrel commonly called the hoary marmot, is 1 of 15 species of extant marmots. It is distributed in western North America from Alaska and Canada south to Washington and Montana and is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,500 m. M. caligata prefers alpine and subalpine boulder piles and talus slopes surrounded by meadows. The species is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, although populations of Montague Island and Glacier Bay are of conservation concern by the State of Alaska.
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26 September 2011
Marmota Caligata (Rodentia: Sciuridae)
Janet K Braun,
T. Scott Eaton,
Michael A Mares
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Mammalian Species
Vol. 43 • No. 1
January 2011
Vol. 43 • No. 1
January 2011
Canada
hoary marmot
marmot
North America
Sciuridae
United States