Black-winged Starling vs limestone fern

Acridotheres melanopterus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black-winged Starling is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Starling	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sturnidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Gymnocarpium
Species	Acridotheres melanopterus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-winged Starling

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Starling	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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-winged Starling

The Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus) is a species in the genus Acridotheres. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway