Alpine marmot vs Winged Currant

Marmota marmota compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Searsia
Species	Marmota marmota	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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

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.