Alpine marmot vs pale moonwort

Marmota marmota compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Marmota	Botrychium
Species	Marmota marmota	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.