Alpine marmot vs northern false asphodel

Marmota marmota compared with Tofieldia coccinea

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while northern false asphodel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	northern false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Tofieldia
Species	Marmota marmota	Tofieldia coccinea

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

northern false asphodel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	northern false asphodel
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.

northern false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.