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Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Habitat: Marmots occupy various habitats, being common at elevations above 2,440 m (8,000 ft) in alpine tundra, and subalpine and montane meadows. They also range down into the foothills and canyon country on either side of the mountains where rock outcrops or boulders exist along with suitably productive and succulent vegetation.
Diet: Marmots eat a variety of forbs. Preferred food species include dandelions, cow parsnip, chiming bells, cinquefoil, and brome. Although marmots will eat flowers of potentially toxic species such as columbine, lupine, and larkspur, they tend to avoid plant parts where such chemicals concentrate. Seeds are consumed in late summer.
Description: Marmots, also known locally as "rockchucks" and "whistle-pigs," and sometimes mistakenly called woodchucks, are large, stout-bodied ground squirrels. Their tails are short (generally less than one-third the total length) and normally bushy. The pelage consists of long, coarse outer hairs, and shorter, woolly under-fur. Individuals vary widely in color, from yellow-brown to tawny, frequently with a heavily frosted appearance due to pale tips and darker bands on some of the guard hairs. There usually is a whitish band across the nose, and the sides of the neck are typically huffy. Ventrally the fur is somewhat sparse and pale brown to yellowish. Measurements are: total length 470-680 mm; length of tail 130-210 mm; length of hindfoot 70-90 mm; and length of ear 18-22 mm; weight 1.6-5.2 kg, with males generally larger than females.
Range in Colorado: Yellow-bellied marmots occur mostly at higher elevations over the western two-thirds of the state, from as low as 1,650 m (5,400 ft) to over 4,270 m (14,000 ft).
Status: CDOW Small Game Mammal
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