Marmotte des Alpes vs Thistle Rust

Marmota marmota compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Marmotte des Alpes is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmotte des Alpes	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Marmota	Puccinia
Species	Marmota marmota	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Marmotte des Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmotte des Alpes	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.