Gut Weed vs Himalayan Marmot

Ulva intestinalis compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulvaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ulva	Marmota
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.