limestone fern vs Peking Myotis

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Myotis pequinius

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Peking Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Peking Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Myotis
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Peking Myotis
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.

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.