Alpine marmot vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Marmota marmota compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Herpestidae
Genus	Marmota	Herpestes
Species	Marmota marmota	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Crab-eating Mongoose
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.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.