Alpine Marmot
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Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Triglav National Park
27 Verified records at Triglav National Park
June 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Marmot sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Triglav National Park

Eurasian Red Squirrel
LC Endemic

Eurasian Red Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus vulgaris

30–40% · Possible
Edible Dormouse
LC

Edible Dormouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Glis glis

10–20% · With luck
Bank Vole

Bank Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myodes glareolus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
LC

Eurasian Harvest Mouse

Mammal

Micromys minutus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Triglav National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Marmot sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Marmot in Triglav National Park in our monthly data.

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