Long-tailed Marmot vs Staph beetle

Marmota caudata compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Staph 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)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Marmota	Oligota
Species	Marmota caudata	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).