Long-tailed Marmot vs Rocky Mountain iris

Marmota caudata compared with Iris missouriensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Rocky Mountain iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmota	Iris
Species	Marmota caudata	Iris missouriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and Rocky Mountain iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Rocky Mountain iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rocky Mountain iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.