Cape Sea-snake vs Himalayan Marmot

Eptatretus hexatrema compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sea-snake	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myxinidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eptatretus	Marmota
Species	Eptatretus hexatrema	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Sea-snake and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cape Sea-snake

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Sea-snake	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sea-snake

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Sea-snake

The Cape Sea-snake (Eptatretus hexatrema) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.