Indian muntjac vs limestone fern

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

Indian muntjac is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Muntiacus muntjak	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.