Gabon Talapoin vs limestone fern

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Miopithecus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

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.