Ancash Tapaculo vs Long-tailed Marmot

Scytalopus affinis compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ancash Tapaculo	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhinocryptidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Scytalopus	Marmota
Species	Scytalopus affinis	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ancash Tapaculo and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ancash Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ancash Tapaculo	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ancash Tapaculo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ancash Tapaculo

The Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis) is a species in the genus Scytalopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.