Gray Marmot vs Texas persimmon

Marmota baibacina compared with Diospyros texana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Texas persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Marmota	Diospyros
Species	Marmota baibacina	Diospyros texana

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Texas persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Texas persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas persimmon

Habitat

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