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| {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Marmots}} | |||
| {{Taxobox image | image = ] | caption = ], ''Marmota monax''}} | |||
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| {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = ]ia}} | |||
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| {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = '''''Marmota'''''}} | |||
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| {{Taxobox section binomial simple | color = pink | binomial_name = see text}} | |||
| {{Taxobox section subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}} | |||
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| '''Marmots''' are members of the ] '''''Marmota''''', in the ] family ] (squirrels). | |||
| Marmots are generally large ground squirrels. Those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the ]s in the ] or the ]an ]. However the ] is also properly called a marmot, and the ] is also better called a "prairie marmot", though it is not classified in the genus ''Marmota'' but in the closely related genus ''Cynomys''. | |||
| Marmots typically live in burrows, and ] there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social, and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed. | |||
| ==Species of marmot== | |||
| *] or Altai Marmot ''Marmota baibacina'' ] | |||
| *] ''Marmota bobak'' Central ] to Central ] | |||
| *], Brower's Marmot or Brook's Range Marmot ''Marmota broweri'' ] | |||
| *] ''Marmota caligata'' North western ] | |||
| *] ''Marmota camtschatica'' Eastern Siberia | |||
| *], Golden Marmot or Long-Tailed Marmot ''Marmota caudata'' Central Asia | |||
| *] ''Marmota flaviventris'' South western ], Western ] | |||
| *] or Tibetan Snow Pig ''Marmota himalayana'' ] | |||
| *] ''Marmota marmota'' Central and Western ]an ], introduced into the ]. | |||
| *] ''Marmota menzbieri'' Central Asia | |||
| *], Groundhog, or Whistlepig ''Marmota monax'' ] | |||
| *] ''Marmota olympus'' ], ], ] | |||
| *], Tarbagan or Mongolian Marmot ''Marmota sibirica'', Siberia | |||
| *] ''Marmota vancouverensis'' ], ], ] | |||
| ], a marmot's (lower right) natural camouflage hides it in a pile of rocks, a common habitat.]] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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