Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Vegetable fern

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Diplazium
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

The Brandt s ground squirrel (Spermophilus brevicauda) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.