limestone fern vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Funambulus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Northern Palm Squirrel
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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.