Horsfield's tarsier vs limestone fern

Cephalopachus bancanus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsfield's tarsier	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tarsiidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cephalopachus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Cephalopachus bancanus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsfield's tarsier	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsfield's tarsier

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.