Large False Serotine vs limestone fern

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

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.