Long-tailed Marmot vs Poison Sumac

Marmota caudata compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Toxicodendron
Species	Marmota caudata	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.