Bali Shortcake vs Bracken

Acropora latistella compared with Pteridium aquilinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Bracken
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Tracheophyta
Class	Anthozoa	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acroporidae	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus	Acropora	Pteridium
Species	Acropora latistella	Pteridium aquilinum

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Bracken
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne