Alpine marmot vs floating crystalwort

Marmota marmota compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Marmota	Riccia
Species	Marmota marmota	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic