Lamulate Shrew vs limestone fern

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Gymnocarpium
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

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.