Gray Marmot vs Mountain Argus

Marmota baibacina compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Marmota	Aricia
Species	Marmota baibacina	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Marmot and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.