Alpine marmot vs Forked Aster

Marmota marmota compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Eurybia
Species	Marmota marmota	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.