limestone fern vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Pearson's Long-clawed 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	Solisorex
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Pearson's Long-clawed 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.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.