alchorntree vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Alchornea rugosa compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

  • alchorntree is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alchorntree Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family Euphorbiaceae Dicksoniaceae
Genus Alchornea Dicksonia
Species Alchornea rugosa Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

alchorntree and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alchorntree

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alchorntree Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alchorntree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

alchorntree

The Alchorntree (Alchornea rugosa) is a species in the genus Alchornea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

No description available.

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