Marmota is a species widely distributed in the northern hemisphere.

Marmot (Marmota) is a large rodent widely distributed in the northern hemisphere. There are 15 known species. Like Cynomys in North America, marmots belong to Sciuridae, which is essentially large squirrels adapted to habitat. Compared with the common name of "woodchuck", the official name of "marmot" is somewhat puzzling. After all, it is difficult to look at it from the outside or the life.full text