Long-tailed Marmot vs Mottled Darner

Marmota caudata compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Marmota	Aeshna
Species	Marmota caudata	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.