Long-tailed Marmot vs Scots pine blister rust

Marmota caudata compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Cronartium
Species	Marmota caudata	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.