Long-tailed Marmot vs Snow Sheep

Marmota caudata compared with Ovis nivicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Snow Sheep
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	Ovis
Species	Marmota caudata	Ovis nivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Snow Sheep

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Snow Sheep
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Sheep

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.