limestone fern vs Malayan porcupine

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Hystrix
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway