12,930 observationsLeast Concern
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Rodentia ›Family: Sciuridae ›Genus: Marmota
About
The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species of marmot found in mountainous areas of central and southern Europe. Alpine marmots live at heights between 800 and 3,200 metres in the Alps, Carpathians, Tatras, the Pyrenees and Northern Apennines in Italy. They were reintroduced with success in the Pyrenees in 1948, where the alpine marmot had disappeared at end of the Pleistocene epoch. They are excellent diggers, able to penetrate soil that even a pickaxe would...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Alpine Marmot is Marmota marmota.
- The Alpine Marmot has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the order Rodentia.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the family Sciuridae.
- Alpine Marmot belongs to the genus Marmota.