Bronze quoll vs limestone fern

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

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.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.