Alpine marmot vs Stinking iris

Marmota marmota compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Mantodea (Peygamberdevesi)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmota	Iris
Species	Marmota marmota	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain