Carrington's Scalewort vs Long-tailed Marmot

Radula carringtonii compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Scalewort	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Radulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Radula	Marmota
Species	Radula carringtonii	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Scalewort	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.