Alpine marmot vs alumroot

Marmota marmota compared with Heuchera americana

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Marmota	Heuchera
Species	Marmota marmota	Heuchera americana

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	alumroot
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.

alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Slovakia.

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.

alumroot

The Alumroot (Heuchera americana) is a species in the genus Heuchera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.