The Olympic marmot is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae; it occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, on the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was declared the official endemic mammal of Washington.
Olympic marmot
Clinton Hart Merriam, the first to describe the Olympic marmot
The lighter fur patches characteristic of the Olympic marmot in summertime
Typical Olympic marmot habitat: a slope on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park
The hoary marmot 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.
Hoary marmot
Hoary marmot near Helen Lake, Banff National Park, Canada
Range of the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata).
Basking behaviour, near Juneau, Alaska