Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi vs limestone fern

Acomys nesiotes compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kıbrıs Dikenlifaresi

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

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.