Autumn fern vs Elegant Male-fern

Dryopteris erythrosora compared with Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta

Key Differences

• Autumn fern is Not Evaluated while Elegant Male-fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn fern	Elegant Male-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	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris erythrosora	Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn fern and Elegant Male-fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Autumn fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Male-fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn fern	Elegant Male-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Elegant Male-fern

Habitat

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

Autumn fern

The Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Dryopteris erythrosora contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.