Cheng s Jird vs limestone fern

Meriones chengi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Meriones	Gymnocarpium
Species	Meriones chengi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

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.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.