Alpine Marmot
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Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
762 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots. It is found in high numbers in mountainous areas of central and southern Europe, at heights between 800 and 3,200 m (2,600–10,500 ft) in the Alps, Carpathians, Tatras and Northern Apennines. In 1948 they were reintroduced with success in the Pyrenees, where the alpine marmot had disappeared at end of the Pleistocene epoch. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Marmot sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

Eurasian Red Squirrel
LC Endemic

Eurasian Red Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus vulgaris

20–30% · Possible
Coypu
LC

Coypu

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myocastor coypus

10–20% · With luck
Edible Dormouse
LC

Edible Dormouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Glis glis

5–10% · With luck
European Wood Mouse
LC

European Wood Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Apodemus sylvaticus

<5% · Rare
Garden Dormouse
VU

Garden Dormouse

Mammal

Eliomys quercinus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Beaver
LC

Eurasian Beaver

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Castor fiber

<5% · Rare
Bank Vole

Bank Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myodes glareolus

<5% · Rare
European Snow Vole

European Snow Vole

Mammal

Chionomys nivalis

<5% · Rare
Southwestern Water Vole
NT

Southwestern Water Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arvicola sapidus

<5% · Rare
Gerbe's Vole

Gerbe's Vole

Mammal

Microtus gerbei

Insufficient data
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
LC

Yellow-necked Field Mouse

Mammal

Apodemus flavicollis

Insufficient data
European Water Vole
LC

European Water Vole

Mammal

Arvicola amphibius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
70–80%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
40–50%
6 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Marmot in Pyrénées National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Marmot sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 762 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Alpine Marmot in Pyrénées National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Marmot in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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