limestone fern vs Pilbara ningaui

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Ningaui
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Pilbara ningaui
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.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.