Alpine marmot vs Key lime

Marmota marmota compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

  • Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine marmot Key lime
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 Citrus
Species Marmota marmota Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine marmot Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Key lime

No description available.

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