Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota marmota (Alpine Marmot)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
📅 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 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Marmot in Mercantour National Park?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Alpine Marmot sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 275 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Alpine Marmot in Mercantour National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Marmot in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.