Alpine marmot vs long yam

Marmota marmota compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Marmota	Dioscorea
Species	Marmota marmota	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.