Alpine marmot vs Ceylon-olive

Marmota marmota compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Marmota	Elaeocarpus
Species	Marmota marmota	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Ceylon-olive
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.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.