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Scientific Name
Marmota olympus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Marmota olympus (Merriam, 1898)
Park
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Olympic marmot
Park Synonyms
Marmota caligata olympus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Xerinae |
| Tribe | Marmotini |
| Genus | Marmota |
| Subgenus | Marmota (Petromarmota) |
| Species | Marmota olympus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Endemic
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common locally
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Endemic species. Concerns about population declines.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Distribution Tags
- Endemic
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
38
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Katherine Beirne
Created Date
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kbeirne@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/30/2015 11:44:06 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Patti Happe, Olympic National Park wildlife biologist
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