Chinkapin Oak vs Gray Marmot

Quercus muehlenbergii compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinkapin Oak	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Marmota
Species	Quercus muehlenbergii	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Chinkapin Oak

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinkapin Oak	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinkapin Oak

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.

Chinkapin Oak

The Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada and United States.