limestone fern vs Mayor s Mouse

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mayor s Mouse
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.

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.