bastard-box vs Himalayan Marmot

Eucalyptus microtheca compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard-box	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myrtaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eucalyptus	Marmota
Species	Eucalyptus microtheca	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

bastard-box

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard-box	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard-box

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, South Africa, and Yemen.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard-box

The Bastard-box (Eucalyptus microtheca) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.