Alpine marmot vs Devil's backbone

Marmota marmota compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Saxifragales (كاسريات الحجر)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Marmota	Kalanchoe
Species	Marmota marmota	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Devil's backbone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain