Alpine marmot vs Silkrubber

Marmota marmota compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine marmot Silkrubber
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Apocynaceae
Genus Marmota Funtumia
Species Marmota marmota Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine marmot Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.

Silkrubber

No description available.

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