Alpine marmot vs spitting spiders

Marmota marmota compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scytodidae
Genus	Marmota	Scytodes
Species	Marmota marmota	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and spitting spiders share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	spitting spiders
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.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

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.