African striped weasel vs limestone fern

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• African striped weasel is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Gymnocarpium
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

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.

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.