Alpine marmot vs Hazel sterculia

Marmota marmota compared with Sterculia foetida

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Hazel sterculia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Marmota	Sterculia
Species	Marmota marmota	Sterculia foetida

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Hazel sterculia
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.

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and 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.