GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus)

Species Code: MAOL

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

Occurs in the Olympic Mountains in Washington where rock slides or loose boulder piles are found next to moist meadows or other lush herbaceous vegetation above treeline. Sometimes occurs in similar conditions below climatic tree line in the subalpine.

Core in Alpine/Parkland, peripheral in Mountain Hemlock and Subalpine Fir zones. Good habitats were non-forested types and hardwood forest.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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