limestone fern vs Malagasy civet

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Fossa
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.