Marmota Alpina vs Sambar de Java

Marmota marmota compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Marmota Alpina is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmota Alpina	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Marmota	Rusa
Species	Marmota marmota	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Marmota Alpina and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Marmota Alpina

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmota Alpina	Sambar de Java
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.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. 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.