Olympic marmot

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The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marmota olympus 2
Olympic marmot canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ground squirrel
marmot
species of rodent
activityPattern diurnal
binomialName Marmota olympus
linked to: Olympic marmot
bodyMass large for a ground squirrel
class Mammalia
commonName Olympic marmot
communication alarm calls
whistles
conservationStatus least concern
diet herbivorous
eats flowers
forbs
grasses
roots
endemicTo Olympic Peninsula
Washington State
family Sciuridae
firstDescribedBy Clinton Hart Merriam
foundInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
genus Marmota
habitat alpine meadows
mountainous grasslands
subalpine meadows
hasFurColor brown
tan
hibernatesDuring winter
hibernation true hibernator
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle burrowing
nativeRange Olympic Mountains
order Rodentia
phylum Chordata
predators bobcats
coyotes
golden eagles
linked to: golden eagle
recognizedAs official endemic mammal of Washington
reproduction viviparous
socialStructure colonial
species Marmota olympus
linked to: Olympic marmot
symbolOf Washington State
tailCharacteristic bushy tail
taxonRank species
threats climate change
predation
yearDescribed 1898

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hurricane Ridge hasWildlife Olympic marmot
Olympic marmot species Marmota olympus
linked to: Olympic marmot
Olympic marmot binomialName Marmota olympus
linked to: Olympic marmot
Olympic marmot commonName Olympic marmot