Bali Shortcake vs Vegetable fern

Acropora latistella compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Tracheophyta
Class	Anthozoa	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acroporidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acropora	Diplazium
Species	Acropora latistella	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.