Alpine marmot vs Large-winged wingnut

Marmota marmota compared with Pterocarya macroptera

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Large-winged wingnut
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)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Marmota	Pterocarya
Species	Marmota marmota	Pterocarya macroptera

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Large-winged wingnut
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.

Large-winged wingnut

Habitat

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

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.