limestone fern vs Mountain Water Rat

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Baiyankamys
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Mountain Water Rat
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.