#0227 · 🦊 mammals

Yellow-bellied Marmot

🇳🇱 Geelbuikmarmot ·Marmota flaviventris

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Alan Vernon · CC BY 4.0
2. © Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Robyn Worcester · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Cole Gaerber · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Erin and Lance Willett · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © matt knoth · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Alan Vernon · CC BY 4.0
8. © Anthony Scott · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © David Dodd · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Reid McClure · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The yellow-bellied marmot ( Marmota flaviventris ), also known as the rock chuck , is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Rainier in the state of Washington, typically living above 6,500 feet (2,000 m). The fur is mainly brown, with a dark bushy tail, yellow chest and white...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 23,434iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
23,434 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Bachman in 1841 (185 years ago).