Alpine marmot vs Welsh polypody

Marmota marmota compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Polypodium
Species	Marmota marmota	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.