Alpine marmot
Marmota marmota
A large, ground-living member of the squirrel family. Alpine marmots live in social groups in burrow systems on many European mountain ranges.
Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)
Information on the Alpine marmot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 37 Images 8 Videos ...
Alpine marmots are well known for their friendly dispositions. Marmota marmota lives in monogomous family groups consisting of a parental breeding pair and many of their offspring (usually 15-20 individuals).
Marmota marmota (Alpine Marmot)
Marmota monax (Woodchuck, Groundhog, Land Beaver, Whistlepig)
Mus musculus (House mouse)
Muscardinus avellanarius (Hazel Dormouse)
Pteromys volans (Siberian Flying Squirrel)
Rattus rattus (Black rat) ...
The Alpine marmot, M. marmota, lives below the snow level in the Alps. The bobac, M. bobak, is a marmot found in mountains from E Europe through central Asia. It is hunted for its flesh by the Mongols, and its fur is used as imitation marten.
In America marmots are known as "wood-chucks" The Alpine Marmot (Arctomys marmotta). (q.v.), the commonest species being A. monax.
 See also: Burro, Squirrel, Yellow-bellied, Marmot, Groundhog
|
