Jalapan Vole vs limestone fern

Microtus quasiater compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jalapan Vole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Microtus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Microtus quasiater	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jalapan Vole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jalapan Vole

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.