Long-tailed Marmot vs Murray's skate

Marmota caudata compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Marmota	Bathyraja
Species	Marmota caudata	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate