limestone fern vs Little Black Serotine

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Eptesicus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.