Marmotte des Alpes vs Hespérie obscure

Marmota marmota compared with Pyrgus cacaliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmotte des Alpes	Hespérie obscure
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Marmota	Pyrgus
Species	Marmota marmota	Pyrgus cacaliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Marmotte des Alpes and Hespérie obscure share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Marmotte des Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Hespérie obscure

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmotte des Alpes	Hespérie obscure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmotte des Alpes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Hespérie obscure

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Marmotte des Alpes

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain