Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota caligata (Hoary Marmot)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Northwestern Deermouse
Peromyscus keeni
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
📅 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 Great Bear Rainforest?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Hoary Marmot sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hoary Marmot in Great Bear Rainforest?
July has the highest sighting rate for Hoary Marmot in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.