limestone fern vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Hemiechinus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.