Arizona Gray Squirrel vs Brittle Bladderfern

Sciurus arizonensis compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Arizona Gray Squirrel is Data Deficient while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Gray Squirrel	Brittle Bladderfern
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 arizonensis	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Arizona Gray Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Gray Squirrel	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Gray Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Arizona Gray Squirrel

The Arizona Gray Squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.