Bobak Marmot vs Whitish Thistle

Marmota bobak compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobak Marmot	Whitish Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Cirsium
Species	Marmota bobak	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

Bobak Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobak Marmot	Whitish Thistle
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.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.