buttoned snout vs Himalayan Marmot

Hypena rostralis compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypena	Marmota
Species	Hypena rostralis	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

buttoned snout and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.