Marmots are large ground squirrels that live in mountainous areas like the Sierra Nevada mountains and European Alps. Male marmots can grow up to 3.3 feet tall and weigh 150-260 pounds, around 30% larger than females. Pickas are small mammals around 6-9 inches long that weigh 120-350 grams depending on the species.
2. Marmots are members of
a genus Marmota, in the
rodent family
Sciuridae (Squirrels).
Marmots are generally
large ground Squirrels.
Those most often
referred to as Marmots
tend to live in the
mountainous area
such as the Sierra
Nevada's in the United
States or the European
Alps.
3. Males commonly grow to a height of
90 to 101 centimeters and 35 to 40
inches. At the winter with a body
length of 149 to 171 centimeters and
weigh from 67 to 117 kilograms (150 to
260)Ib.
4. A buck stands about 1 m (
3.3 ft) at the shoulder to the
waist and can weigh
considerably more than the
female (around 30% more
in some case.
5. The first member of a genus
to be described was the red-
billed chough named Upupa
Pyrrhocorax by Linnaeus
in his systema naturae in
1758.
6. The kea was described by
Ornithologist John Gould in 1858.
It’s specific epithet, the latin term
notabilis means “noteworthy”.
7. These are small, fairy drab
species superficially
similar, but unrelated to
sparrows they are
generally regarded as
being related to the
thrushes or the warbles.
They are 14 to 18
centimeters in length, and
weigh between 25 and 35
grams.
8. The Swifts are a family,
Apodidae ,highly aerial birds.
They are superficially similar
to shallows, but are actually
not closely related to passerine
species at all swifts are in
separate order Apodiformes,
which they share with
hummingbirds.
9. Dunnock
This is a Robin-Sized bird, 13.5-
14 cm in length, fairly drab in
appearance and somewhat
resembling a small house sparrow
with it’s streaked back and
general shape. It is also brownish
underneath, and has a fine
pointed bill. Adults have a grey a
grey head.
10. Picka’s are small
mammals, with short
limbs and rounded ears.
They are about 6-9
inches. In body length
and weigh between 120
and 350 grams,
depending on species.
11. The accipitrids
have been
variously
divided into
some 5-10
subfamilies.
Most share a
very similar
morphology, but
many of these
groups contain
taxa which are
more aberrant.
