Alpine marmot vs Chinese water deer

Marmota marmota compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Chinese water deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Marmota	Hydropotes
Species	Marmota marmota	Hydropotes inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Chinese water deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Chinese water deer
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.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).