Marmota Alpina vs Dark-bracted Dandelion

Marmota marmota compared with Taraxacum subbracteatum

Key Differences

• Marmota Alpina is Least Concern while Dark-bracted Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmota Alpina	Dark-bracted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Taraxacum
Species	Marmota marmota	Taraxacum subbracteatum

Conservation Status

Marmota Alpina

LC — Least Concern

Dark-bracted Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmota Alpina	Dark-bracted Dandelion
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.

Dark-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.