Foxtail vs Long-tailed Marmot

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amaranthus	Marmota
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.