Alpine marmot vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Marmota marmota compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

  • Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine marmot Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Rutaceae
Genus Marmota Citropsis
Species Marmota marmota Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine marmot Gillet's cherry-orange
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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

No description available.

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