Black-capped Marmot vs Spanish Iris

Marmota camtschatica compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Marmot	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmota	Iris
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Marmot and Spanish Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Marmot	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.