Black-capped Marmot vs Norway lemming

Marmota camtschatica compared with Lemmus lemmus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmota	Lemmus
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Marmot and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	Norway lemming
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.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.