Long-tailed Marmot vs Shade Moonwort

Marmota caudata compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Marmota	Botrychium
Species	Marmota caudata	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.