Gray Marmot vs Zapater’s Ringlet

Marmota baibacina compared with Erebia zapateri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Zapater’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Marmota	Erebia
Species	Marmota baibacina	Erebia zapateri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Marmot and Zapater’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Zapater’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Zapater’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zapater’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.