limestone fern vs Lowe s Mona Monkey

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Lowe s Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Cercopithecus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Lowe s Mona Monkey
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.

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.