limestone fern vs Mountain Coati

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Nasua
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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