Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs limestone fern

Spermophilus musicus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	limestone 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 robertianum

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.