One of the 8 marmots on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Sciuridae
Marmota flaviventris
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It spends roughly 80% of its life underground in burrows, hibernating for as much as 8 months a year, during which it can lose up to 50% of its body weight.
Weight
1.6 kg – 5.2 kg
Size
47 cm – 70 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Wikipedia (Yellow-bellied marmot) · BioKIDS · Journal of Zoology (32-year demography study) · NPS Jewel Cave
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Yellow-bellied Marmot — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about yellow-bellied marmot.
