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-Brown Marmot-


Brown Marmot
Categories: Flora and Fauna

This article was written by Athara magarat, with minor edits from Ainslie

Marmota Snookumis
Brown Marmot




Conservation Status
Least Concern



Classification
Kingdom: LinkAnimalia
Clade: LinkChordata
Class: LinkMammalia
Order: LinkRodentia
Family: LinkSciuridae
Genus: LinkMarmota
Species: M. Snookumis


Habitat:Vyberia, Athara magarat

The Brown Marmot (Marmota Snookumis), also called the snookum, is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grassland environments throughout the Isles. It is IUCN Red Listed as "Least Concern" because of its wide range and large population.

Its taxonomy was done by the Magarati Colonial Realms zoologist Hira Bahadur Rajbansi in 1832 before setting sail to the island of Mesderina on a scientific expedition.

Description and Identification
The snookum is about the size of a large housecat. It has a dark chocolate-brown coat with contrasting yellow patches on its face and chest.

Distribution and Habitat
The snookum is mostly found in montane or alpine areas at elevations of 3,500 to 5,200 m (11,500 to 17,100 ft). Aside from Athara Magarat and Vyberia, it has been recorded in other nations.


The location of the Marmot population in Vyberia.

Behaviour
The snookum lives in colonies and excavates deep burrows that colony members share during hibernation. Burrows are between 2 and 10 m (6.6 and 32.8 ft) deep, given that the upper soil layer is sufficiently light and deep such as fluvioglacial, deluvial and alluvial deposits. Where soil conditions are ideal on alluvial terraces, marmot colonies comprise up to 30 families, with up to 10 families living in an area of 1 km (0.62 mi). This marmot eats plants growing on pastures, in particular the soft and juicy parts of grassy plants and flowering species. Females become sexually mature at the age of two years. After one month of gestation they give birth to litters of two to 11 young. On the Chuli Mountain Range, this marmot species forms part of the Chuli leopard diet.



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