Alpine marmot vs silver nailroot

Marmota marmota compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Marmota	Paronychia
Species	Marmota marmota	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	silver nailroot
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.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.