limestone fern vs Omilteme Cottontail

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Sylvilagus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.