Marmot is a kind of rodent family Sciuridae (squirrels) to the genus Marmota.
Guinea pigs generally live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps or the Pyrenees in Europe, the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada in the UnitedStates, and northern Canada. Marmot generally make their nests in the groundand do hibernate during the winter. Most of the marmots classified as socialanimals; guinea pigs communicate with each other by whistling loudly, especiallyif you feel there is danger.
Guinea pig's name comes from the Latin Mures Monti ("mountain rat"), from LatinClassical Mures Alpini ("rat Alps").Another similar-sized animals, but more social, prairie dogs, are not classified in the genus Marmota, but in genusCynomys. Meanwhile, in Indonesian, Dutch rats(guinea pig) is often referred to as marmots, despite the fact that rodents are fromdifferent families.Guinea pig is the main food plants such as grasses, berries, lichens, mossleaves, roots, and flowers.
Guinea pigs generally live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps or the Pyrenees in Europe, the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada in the UnitedStates, and northern Canada. Marmot generally make their nests in the groundand do hibernate during the winter. Most of the marmots classified as socialanimals; guinea pigs communicate with each other by whistling loudly, especiallyif you feel there is danger.
Guinea pig's name comes from the Latin Mures Monti ("mountain rat"), from LatinClassical Mures Alpini ("rat Alps").Another similar-sized animals, but more social, prairie dogs, are not classified in the genus Marmota, but in genusCynomys. Meanwhile, in Indonesian, Dutch rats(guinea pig) is often referred to as marmots, despite the fact that rodents are fromdifferent families.Guinea pig is the main food plants such as grasses, berries, lichens, mossleaves, roots, and flowers.