limestone fern vs Ornate Shrew

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Sorex
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.