Long-tailed Marmot vs water dock

Marmota caudata compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmota	Rumex
Species	Marmota caudata	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).