Long-tailed Marmot vs Low Rough Aster

Marmota caudata compared with Eurybia radula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Eurybia
Species	Marmota caudata	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Low Rough Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.