Gray Marmot vs Spanish Gorse

Marmota baibacina compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmota	Genista
Species	Marmota baibacina	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.