Bobak Marmot vs Sand Saffron

Marmota bobak compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobak Marmot	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Marmota	Colchicum
Species	Marmota bobak	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Bobak Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobak Marmot	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobak Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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

Bobak Marmot

The Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.