Black-capped Marmot vs cow-itch

Marmota camtschatica compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black-capped Marmot is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmota	Mucuna
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Black-capped Marmot

The Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) 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.