Long-tailed Marmot vs Spotted Forktail

Marmota caudata compared with Enicurus maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Spotted Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Marmota	Enicurus
Species	Marmota caudata	Enicurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and Spotted Forktail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Spotted Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.