Alpine marmot vs Slippery Jill

Marmota marmota compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Marmota	Suillus
Species	Marmota marmota	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Slippery Jill
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.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.