Mammals > Rodents
The Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is one of the rarest mammals on the planet and Canada’s most critically endangered endemic mammal. Inhabiting isolated subalpine peaks on Vancouver Island, this stocky ground-dwelling rodent is famous for its...
Mammals > Rodents
Belding’s Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi), fondly known across high Sierra trails as the ‘picket pin’ or ‘potgut,’ is an energetic, terrestrial squirrel ubiquitous throughout the pristine alpine meadows of the Sierra Nevada and...
Mammals > Rodents
The Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) is a charismatic, heavy-bodied alpine rodent found nowhere else on planet Earth except within the high mountain peaks of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Officially designated as the state endemic mammal of Washington, this...
Mammals > Rodents
The Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus parryii), celebrated in indigenous Inuit lore as the Sik-Sik, is an extraordinary physiological marvel of the polar tundra. Enduring winter temperatures dropping past minus 40 degrees in the permafrost landscapes of Alaska and...
Mammals > Rodents
The Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata), famously known to mountain climbers as the ‘Whistler’ for its piercing, high-pitched sentry calls that echo across mountain peaks, is the largest member of the squirrel family in North America. Inhabiting the severe,...
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