Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Himalayan Marmot

Nymphoides cordata compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nymphoides	Marmota
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.