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Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family Sciuridae (squirrels).
Marmots are generally large ground squirrels. Those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the Sierra Nevadas in the United States or the European Alps. However the groundhog is also properly called a marmot, and the prairie dogs are also better called "prairie marmots", though they are not classified in the genus Marmota but in the closely related genus Cynomys.
Marmots typically live in burrows, and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social, and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed.
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Species of marmot
Gray Marmot or Altai Marmot Marmota baibacina Siberia
Bobak Marmot Marmota bobak Central Europe to Central Asia
Alaska Marmot, Brower's Marmot or Brook's Range Marmot Marmota broweri Nearctic
Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata North western North America
Black-Capped Marmot Marmota camtschatica Eastern Siberia
Red Marmot, Golden Marmot or Long-Tailed Marmot Marmota caudata Central Asia
Yellow-Bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris South western Canada, Western United States
Himalayan marmot or Tibetan Snow Pig Marmota himalayana Himalayas
Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota Central and Western European Alps, introduced into the Pyrenees.
Menzbier's Marmot Marmota menzbieri Central Asia
Woodchuck, Groundhog, or Whistlepig Marmota monax North America
Olympic Marmot Marmota olympus Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
Tarvaga, Tarbagan or Mongolian Marmot Marmota sibirica, Siberia
Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chodata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
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