Diminutive Serotine vs limestone fern

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.