Fly marsh elder vs Gray Marmot

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Iva	Marmota
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.