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The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. [2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin, often (but not exclusively) living above ...
Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and relative abundance. [1] ... Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, rocky slopes, common;
[3] [4] In North America, on the basis of mean linear dimensions and body masses through the year, the smallest species appears to be the Alaska marmot and the largest is the Olympic marmot. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 6 ] Some species, such as the Himalayan marmot and Tarbagan marmot in Asia, appear to attain roughly similar body masses to the Olympic ...
Kenneth Barclay Armitage started a study of yellow-bellied marmots in 1962 [16] [17] and it has been continued by Daniel T. Blumstein. [18] [19] [20] It is also home to one of the longest-running records of flowering phenology in North America, started in 1973 and continued to the present by David Inouye [21] and his collaborators.
Species are listed by common name, scientific name, and relative abundance. [1] ... Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, c; Golden-mantled ground squirrel, ...
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...
Common name Scientific name authority Family Distribution and notes [1] Red List Pronghorn: Antilocapra americana: Antilocapridae: The Oregon pronghorn subspecies (A. a. oregona Bailey) has been described, but taxonomic status may be in question. Found in sagebrush steppe in eastern regions of state.
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