Black Squirrel Monkey vs limestone fern

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Squirrel Monkey	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cebidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Gymnocarpium
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Squirrel Monkey	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Squirrel Monkey

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.

Black Squirrel Monkey

The Black Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.