écureuil, écureuil rouge vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Sciurus vulgaris compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• écureuil, écureuil rouge is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	écureuil, écureuil rouge	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tectariaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Tectaria
Species	Sciurus vulgaris	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

écureuil, écureuil rouge

LC — Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	écureuil, écureuil rouge	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

écureuil, écureuil rouge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

écureuil, écureuil rouge

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.