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mammals
rodents
squirrels and relatives
squirrels
marmots, ground squirrels, African squirrels, and relatives
Classification
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hoary marmot
Marmota caligata
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Sciuromorpha
squirrels and relatives
Sciuromorpha: information (2)
Sciuromorpha: pictures (194)
Sciuromorpha: specimens (54)
Family
Sciuridae
squirrels
Sciuridae: information (1)
Sciuridae: pictures (194)
Sciuridae: specimens (50)
Subfamily
Xerinae
marmots, ground squirrels, African squirrels, and relatives
Xerinae: pictures (98)
Xerinae: specimens (25)
Species
Marmota caligata
hoary marmot