Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in group
071 Wild marmot at Grand Muveran Nature Reserve Photo by Giles Laurent
Marmot in its natural habitat
North American marmot, Montreal, Canada
A Marmot with a Branch of Plums, 1605 by Jacopo Ligozzi
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 grou
Marmot
…Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be…
A 20,000-year-old Arctic ground squirrel mummy
A California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) in a tree
A watchful "rock chuck" or yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) atop Mount Dana, Yosemite National Park in California