Alpine marmot vs speckled rustwort

Marmota marmota compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Marmota	Marsupella
Species	Marmota marmota	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.