genus
Marmota
Marmota is a genus in the family Sciuridae. This database currently files 18 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 18
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 78%
- Weight range
- 2.01 kg – 8 kg
Best-known members of Marmota
Ranked by popularity score.
Alpine marmot
Marmota marmota
Groundhog
Marmota monax
Bobak marmot
Marmota bobak
Himalayan marmot
Marmota himalayana
Tarbagan marmot
Marmota sibirica
Yellow-bellied marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Gray marmot
Marmota baibacina
Long-tailed marmot
Marmota caudata
How threatened is Marmota?
14 of 18 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 7% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 7% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 7% |
| LCLeast Concern | 11 | 79% |
All species in Marmota
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine marmot | Marmota marmota | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 2.01 kg | Not recorded |
| Groundhog | Marmota monax | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 3.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Bobak marmot | Marmota bobak | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 5.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Himalayan marmot | Marmota himalayana | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 5 kg | Not recorded |
| Tarbagan marmot | Marmota sibirica | Sciuridae | Endangered | 8 kg | Not recorded |
| Yellow-bellied marmot | Marmota flaviventris | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 3.35 kg | Not recorded |
| Gray marmot | Marmota baibacina | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 7.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed marmot | Marmota caudata | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 4.35 kg | Not recorded |
| Alaska marmot | Marmota broweri | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 3.41 kg | Not recorded |
| Olympic marmot | Marmota olympus | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 6.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Menzbier's marmot | Marmota menzbieri | Sciuridae | Vulnerable | 3.25 kg | Not recorded |
| Vancouver island marmot | Marmota vancouverensis | Sciuridae | Critically Endangered | 6.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-capped marmot | Marmota camtschatica | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 3.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Hoary marmot | Marmota caligata | Sciuridae | Least Concern | 7.23 kg | Not recorded |
| Forest steppe marmot | Marmota kastschenkoi | Sciuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arctomys flaviventer | Sciuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Marmota camischatica | Sciuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Marmota kastschenkot | Sciuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |