Alpine marmot vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Marmota marmota compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Sordariomycetes (フンタマカビ綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Xylariales (マメザヤタケ目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Marmota	Daldinia
Species	Marmota marmota	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.