Gray Bamboo Lemur vs limestone fern

Hapalemur griseus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Bamboo Lemur	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Hapalemur	Gymnocarpium
Species	Hapalemur griseus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Bamboo Lemur	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Bamboo Lemur

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.