Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Gray Marmot

Danthonia compressa compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Danthonia	Marmota
Species	Danthonia compressa	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.