Gray Marmot vs marsh rice rat

Marmota baibacina compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmota	Oryzomys
Species	Marmota baibacina	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Marmot and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.