Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied Marmot)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Red-tailed Chipmunk
Neotamias ruficaudus
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus richardsonii
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
📅 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 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Marmot in Glacier National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Marmot sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Marmot in Glacier National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Marmot in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.