Alpine marmot vs Philippine Cedar

Marmota marmota compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Marmota	Toona
Species	Marmota marmota	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.