Black-capped Marmot vs Grooved Flax

Marmota camtschatica compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Marmot is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Linaceae
Genus	Marmota	Linum
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.