Flat-headed Kusimanse vs limestone fern

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.