Gray Marmot vs Widow Skimmer

Marmota baibacina compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Libellulidae
Genus	Marmota	Libellula
Species	Marmota baibacina	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.