Gray Marmot vs Lilypad Forktail

Marmota baibacina compared with Ischnura kellicotti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Lilypad Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Marmota	Ischnura
Species	Marmota baibacina	Ischnura kellicotti

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Marmot and Lilypad Forktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Lilypad Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Lilypad Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilypad Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.