Chinese Jumping Mouse vs limestone fern

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

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.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.