Alpine marmot vs creeping marshwort

Marmota marmota compared with Helosciadium repens

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while creeping marshwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	creeping marshwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Helosciadium
Species	Marmota marmota	Helosciadium repens

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

creeping marshwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	creeping marshwort
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.

creeping marshwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.