Alectryon vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

  • Alectryon is Near Threatened while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Dickie's bladder-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 dickieana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Dickie's bladder-fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Dickie's bladder-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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

No description available.

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