Alpine marmot vs mountain clover

Marmota marmota compared with Trifolium montanum

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while mountain clover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	mountain clover
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmota	Trifolium
Species	Marmota marmota	Trifolium montanum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

mountain clover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	mountain clover
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.

mountain clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.