Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs intermediate oak fern

Spermophilus musicus compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	intermediate oak 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	Spermophilus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.