African Walnut vs Himalayan Marmot

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lovoa	Marmota
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.