Long-tailed Marmot vs Snake cholla

Marmota caudata compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cactaceae
Genus	Marmota	Cylindropuntia
Species	Marmota caudata	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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