Alpine marmot vs mountain alison

Marmota marmota compared with Alyssum montanum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while mountain alison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	mountain alison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Marmota	Alyssum
Species	Marmota marmota	Alyssum montanum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

mountain alison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	mountain alison
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.

mountain alison

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.