vs Himalayan Marmot

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hemiselmis	Marmota
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.