Marmota Alpina vs beaded chestnut

Marmota marmota compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

• Marmota Alpina is Least Concern while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmota Alpina	beaded chestnut
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Noctuidae
Genus	Marmota	Agrochola
Species	Marmota marmota	Agrochola lychnidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Marmota Alpina and beaded chestnut share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marmota Alpina

LC — Least Concern

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmota Alpina	beaded chestnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmota Alpina

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Marmota Alpina

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.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.