Alpenmurmeltier vs Tufted Button

Marmota marmota compared with Acleris cristana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpenmurmeltier	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Marmota	Acleris
Species	Marmota marmota	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpenmurmeltier and Tufted Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Alpenmurmeltier

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpenmurmeltier	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpenmurmeltier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alpenmurmeltier

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.