Alpine marmot vs Barn Fern

Marmota marmota compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

  • Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine marmot Barn Fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Aspleniaceae
Genus Marmota Asplenium
Species Marmota marmota Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine marmot Barn Fern
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.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

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.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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