Asian oak fern vs Pacific Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium continentale compared with Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Key Differences

• Asian oak fern is Near Threatened while Pacific Oak Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian oak fern	Pacific Oak Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Cystopteridaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus same	Gymnocarpium	Gymnocarpium
Species	Gymnocarpium continentale	Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian oak fern and Pacific Oak Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gymnocarpium.

Conservation Status

Asian oak fern

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Oak Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian oak fern	Pacific Oak Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian oak fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pacific Oak Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Asian oak fern

The Asian oak fern (Gymnocarpium continentale) is a species in the genus Gymnocarpium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway