Alectryon vs Berry Fern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Berry Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cystopteris
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cystopteris bulbifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Berry Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Berry Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Berry Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.