blackbuck vs limestone fern

Antilope cervicapra compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• blackbuck is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackbuck	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Antilope	Gymnocarpium
Species	Antilope cervicapra	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

blackbuck

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackbuck	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, South Africa, and United States.

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.

blackbuck

The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species in the genus Antilope. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.