Gobi Big Brown Bat vs limestone fern

Eptesicus gobiensis compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Big Brown Bat	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 gobiensis	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Big Brown Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Big Brown Bat

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.