Blackish Tapaculo vs Himalayan Marmot

Scytalopus latrans compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Tapaculo	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhinocryptidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Scytalopus	Marmota
Species	Scytalopus latrans	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackish Tapaculo and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blackish Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Tapaculo	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Tapaculo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.