Long-tailed Marmot vs Red Alder

Marmota caudata compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Betulaceae
Genus	Marmota	Alnus
Species	Marmota caudata	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).