Capon'S-Feather vs limestone fern

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Capon'S-Feather and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden