Black-capped Marmot vs scratch grass

Marmota camtschatica compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Black-capped Marmot is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmota	Muhlenbergia
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.