limestone fern vs Mountain Goat

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Oreamnos
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mountain Goat
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.