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Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 0, February 1, March 11, April 117, May 317, June 546, July 698, August 688, September 360, October 25, November 2, December 0.
Italy2,765
France2,453
Nord-Ovest1,464
Switzerland1,356
Nord-Est1,299
Austria1,098
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur997
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes989
Spain570
Graubünden497

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilySquirrels · Sciuridae
GenusMarmots · Marmota

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