Himalayan Marmot vs toothcup

Marmota himalayana compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Marmot	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lythraceae
Genus	Marmota	Ammannia
Species	Marmota himalayana	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).