Fishtail Cup vs Gray Marmot

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Gyromitra	Marmota
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.