Alpine marmot vs Sardinian Currant

Marmota marmota compared with Ribes sardoum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Sardinian Currant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Sardinian Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Marmota	Ribes
Species	Marmota marmota	Ribes sardoum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Sardinian Currant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Sardinian Currant
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.

Sardinian Currant

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.