Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota caligata (Hoary Marmot)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus richardsonii
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hoary Marmot in Banff National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Hoary Marmot sighting in Banff National Park, based on 401 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hoary Marmot in Banff National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Hoary Marmot in Banff National Park in our monthly data.