Gray Marmot vs Grooved Flax

Marmota baibacina compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Gray Marmot is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Linaceae
Genus	Marmota	Linum
Species	Marmota baibacina	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.