limestone fern vs Mérida Brocket

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Mazama
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.