Some Small Mammals
of the High Country

Yellow Bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris Length: Head and body - 14 to 20 inches Tail - 5 to 9 inches Bulky body; white markings on dark face; bushy tail Habitat: Rocky slopes and valleys

Pika Ochotona princeps Length: Head and body - 6 to 9 inches Rat-like head and body; small, rounded ears; no visible tail Habitat: Rock-strewn slopes

Chickaree Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Length: Head and body - 7 to 9 inches Tail - 4 to 6 inches Rusty above, whitish below Habitat: Northern and mountain coniferous forests

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis Length: Head and body - 6 to 8 inches Tail - 2 to 4 inches Chipmunk-like, but head without stripes; stripes on each side of back; tail short and hairy, but not bushy Habitat: High mountains, in coniferous forests and chaparral

By Dot K. Platt UNSS Field Trip Handout August 6, 1998

Adapted for The INTERNET by Sandra Bray