Long-tailed Marmot vs soldier beetle

Marmota caudata compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	soldier beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cantharidae
Genus	Marmota	Cantharis
Species	Marmota caudata	Cantharis rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and soldier beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	soldier beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.