brown antechinus vs limestone fern

Antechinus stuartii compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• brown antechinus is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown antechinus	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	Antechinus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Antechinus stuartii	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

brown antechinus

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown antechinus	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown antechinus

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.

brown antechinus

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