Alpine marmot vs least pouncewort

Marmota marmota compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	least pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Marmota	Lejeunea
Species	Marmota marmota	Lejeunea cavifolia

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	least pouncewort
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.

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.