Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Himalayan Marmot

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Manihot	Marmota
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.