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title: "Mount-Olympusmarmot"
description: "Marmota olympus — Zoogdieren. The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/olympic-marmot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mount-Olympusmarmot

> Marmota olympus — Zoogdieren. The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Marmota olympus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 1009
- Wikidata: [Q1242811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1242811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46093](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46093)

## Names

- en: Olympic Marmot
- de: Olympisches Murmeltier
- es: Marmota olímpica
- fr: Marmotte des monts Olympiques
- nl: Mount-Olympusmarmot
- pl: Świstak olimpijski

## Countries with the most observations

US (964)

## Summary

The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was declared the official endemic mammal of Washington state.
This marmot is about the size of a domestic cat, typically weighing about 8 kg (18 lb) in summer. The species shows the greatest sexual dimorphism found in marmots, with adult males weighing on average 23% more than females. It can be identified by a wide head, small eyes…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_marmot

## Photo

![Mount-Olympusmarmot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/olympic-marmot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️ · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378985180

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/olympic-marmot?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).