Marmotte des Alpes vs Amarante Queue-de-renard

Marmota marmota compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Marmotte des Alpes is Least Concern while Amarante Queue-de-renard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmotte des Alpes	Amarante Queue-de-renard
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Marmota	Amaranthus
Species	Marmota marmota	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Marmotte des Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Amarante Queue-de-renard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmotte des Alpes	Amarante Queue-de-renard
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.

Amarante Queue-de-renard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 2 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain