Bailey's pocket mouse vs limestone fern

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

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.

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.