Alpine marmot vs Mouterde's Ragwort

Marmota marmota compared with Jacobaea mouterdei

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Mouterde's Ragwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Mouterde's Ragwort
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	Jacobaea
Species	Marmota marmota	Jacobaea mouterdei

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mouterde's Ragwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Mouterde's Ragwort
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.

Mouterde's Ragwort

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.