Hamadryas baboon vs limestone fern

Papio hamadryas compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hamadryas baboon	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	Papio	Gymnocarpium
Species	Papio hamadryas	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hamadryas baboon	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.