limestone fern vs Pale-faced Bat

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Phylloderma
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Pale-faced Bat
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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.