limestone fern vs Phayre's leaf monkey

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Trachypithecus phayrei

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Phayre's leaf monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Trachypithecus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Trachypithecus phayrei

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Phayre's leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Phayre's leaf 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.

Phayre's leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.