Gray Marmot vs Mountain Cherry

Marmota baibacina compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Marmota	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Marmota baibacina	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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