Felt Saddle vs Gray Marmot

Helvella macropus compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Felt Saddle is Vulnerable while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felt Saddle	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Helvellaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Helvella	Marmota
Species	Helvella macropus	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felt Saddle	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.