Alpine marmot vs Cubed Fold Truffle

Marmota marmota compared with Hydnotrya cubispora

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Cubed Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Discinaceae
Genus	Marmota	Hydnotrya
Species	Marmota marmota	Hydnotrya cubispora

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Cubed Fold Truffle
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.

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

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.