limestone fern vs Long-legged Myotis

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Myotis volans

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Long-legged Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Long-legged Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Myotis
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Myotis volans

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Long-legged Myotis
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-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.