limestone fern vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Allactaga
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.