Himalayan Marmot vs round-leaf cassia

Marmota himalayana compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Himalayan Marmot round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Fabaceae
Genus Marmota Chamaecrista
Species Marmota himalayana Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Himalayan Marmot round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Himalayan Marmot

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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