Alpine marmot vs Grant Duff's Iris

Marmota marmota compared with Iris grant-duffii

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Grant Duff's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Grant Duff's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmota	Iris
Species	Marmota marmota	Iris grant-duffii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Grant Duff's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Grant Duff's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Grant Duff's Iris
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.

Grant Duff's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.