Alpine marmot vs Black-Widow

Marmota marmota compared with Geranium phaeum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Black-Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Black-Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Marmota	Geranium
Species	Marmota marmota	Geranium phaeum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Black-Widow
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-Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).