Alpine marmot vs black veratrum

Marmota marmota compared with Veratrum nigrum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while black veratrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	black veratrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Veratrum
Species	Marmota marmota	Veratrum nigrum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

black veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	black veratrum
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.

black veratrum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

black veratrum

The black veratrum (Veratrum nigrum) is a species in the genus Veratrum. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.