Black Noddy vs limestone fern

Anous minutus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Laridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anous	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anous minutus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

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.

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway