Abert's Squirrel vs Berry Fern

Sciurus aberti compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Berry Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cystopteris
Species	Sciurus aberti	Cystopteris bulbifera

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Berry Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.