Alpine marmot vs rock feather moss

Marmota marmota compared with Lescuraea saxicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	rock feather moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pseudoleskeaceae
Genus	Marmota	Lescuraea
Species	Marmota marmota	Lescuraea saxicola

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

rock feather moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	rock feather moss
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.

rock feather moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.