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title: "Świstak żółtobrzuchy"
description: "Marmota flaviventris — Ssaki. The yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yellow-bellied-marmot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Świstak żółtobrzuchy

> Marmota flaviventris — Ssaki. The yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.

- Scientific name: *Marmota flaviventris*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 23220
- Wikidata: [Q838113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46086](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46086)

## Names

- en: Yellow-bellied Marmot
- de: Gelbbauchmurmeltier
- es: Marmota de vientre amarillo
- fr: Marmotte à ventre jaune
- nl: Geelbuikmarmot
- pl: Świstak żółtobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

US (19270), CA (3117)

## Summary

The yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin, often living above 2,000 metres. The fur is mainly brown, with a dark bushy tail, yellow chest and white patch between the eyes, and they weigh up to approximately 5 kilograms. They are highly social creatures, living in burrows in colonies of up to twenty…

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

## Photo

![Świstak żółtobrzuchy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bellied-marmot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elin Pierce · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57324704

## Machine access

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