Long-tailed Marmot vs Orange Tip

Marmota caudata compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pieridae
Genus	Marmota	Anthocharis
Species	Marmota caudata	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.