limestone fern vs Panama Slender Opossum

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Marmosops
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Marmosops invictus

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Panama Slender Opossum
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.

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.