Gray Marmot vs Mountain Aster

Marmota baibacina compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Gray Marmot is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Mountain Aster
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	Oclemena
Species	Marmota baibacina	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.