Alpine marmot vs Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Marmota marmota compared with Pilosella officinarum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Mouse-Ear Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Pilosella
Species	Marmota marmota	Pilosella officinarum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
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.

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and 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.