Chestnut-collared Swift vs Gray Marmot

Streptoprocne rutila compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-collared Swift	Gray Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Streptoprocne	Marmota
Species	Streptoprocne rutila	Marmota baibacina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-collared Swift and Gray Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-collared Swift

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-collared Swift	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-collared Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.