Alpine marmot vs Mexican cedar

Marmota marmota compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Marmota	Cedrela
Species	Marmota marmota	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Mexican cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alpine marmot

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.