Alpine marmot vs Gum-elemi

Marmota marmota compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Burseraceae
Genus	Marmota	Bursera
Species	Marmota marmota	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.