Alpine marmot vs Gray Alder

Marmota marmota compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Betulaceae
Genus	Marmota	Alnus
Species	Marmota marmota	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Gray Alder
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.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.