De Winton's Shrew vs limestone fern

Chodsigoa hypsibia compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Winton's Shrew	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Gymnocarpium
Species	Chodsigoa hypsibia	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Winton's Shrew	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Winton's Shrew

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.