Traits: Heavy-bodied mammals with gray or yellow fur and dark feet
Habitat: Well-drained or rocky slopes of alpine tundra throughout Alaska; the Alaska marmot occurs only in the Brooks Range. The hoary marmot occurs elsewhere in the state.
Foods: Grasses, sedges, herbs
Eaten by: Golden eagles, brown bears, wolves
Do You Know? Alaska marmots hibernate in communal dens, thus reducing heat loss by each individual marmot.
Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.
