Long-tailed Marmot vs sable antelope

Marmota caudata compared with Hippotragus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Marmota	Hippotragus
Species	Marmota caudata	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and sable antelope share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.