Hoary marmot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hoary marmot lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmota caligata
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the hoary marmot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hoary marmot in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hoary marmot endangered?

The hoary marmot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hoary marmot?

The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Marmota. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hoary marmot

The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. Hoary marmots live near the tree line on slopes with grasses and forbs to eat and rocky areas for cover.

It is the largest North American ground squirrel and is often nicknamed "the whistler" for its high-pitched warning issued to alert other members of the colony to possible danger. The animals are sometimes called "whistle pigs". Whistler, British Columbia, originally London Mountain because of its heavy fogs and rain, was renamed after these animals to help make it more marketable as a resort. The closest relatives of the species are the yellow-bellied, Olympic, and Vancouver Island marmots, although the exact relationships are unclear.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hoary marmot (revision 1375360845), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q326998 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).