Canada Cinquefoil vs Gray Marmot

Potentilla canadensis compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Marmota
Species	Potentilla canadensis	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.