Javan Mongoose vs limestone fern

Herpestes javanicus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Gymnocarpium
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway