Long-tailed Marmot vs mouflon

Marmota caudata compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Marmota	Ovis
Species	Marmota caudata	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and mouflon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	mouflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).