Marmota Alpina vs Fragrant Crestwort

Marmota marmota compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Marmota Alpina is Least Concern while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmota Alpina	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Marmota	Lophocolea
Species	Marmota marmota	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

Marmota Alpina

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmota Alpina	Fragrant Crestwort
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.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.