Gray Marmot vs Gut Weed

Marmota baibacina compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Marmota	Ulva
Species	Marmota baibacina	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).