Gray Marmot vs limestone fern

Marmota baibacina compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gray Marmot is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Marmota	Gymnocarpium
Species	Marmota baibacina	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

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.