limestone fern vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Dologale
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.