Marmotte des Alpes vs Root-headed Centaury

Marmota marmota compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Marmotte des Alpes is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmotte des Alpes	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Centaurea
Species	Marmota marmota	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Marmotte des Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmotte des Alpes	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.