limestone fern vs Miller's Saki

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Pithecia
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Miller's Saki
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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.