Long-tailed Marmot vs Tarça

Marmota caudata compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Crambidae
Genus	Marmota	Udea
Species	Marmota caudata	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Marmot and Tarça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Tarça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.