Long-tailed Marmot vs Variable Chafer

Marmota caudata compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Marmota	Gnorimus
Species	Marmota caudata	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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