Brittle Bladderfern vs Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Spermophilus musicus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Spermophilus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Spermophilus musicus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

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.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

The Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus musicus) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.