Gray Marmot vs high arctic dandelion

Marmota baibacina compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Gray Marmot is Least Concern while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Taraxacum
Species	Marmota baibacina	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	high arctic dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.