limestone fern vs Peruvian night monkey

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Aotus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.