Berry Fern vs Big-Leaf Maple

Cystopteris bulbifera compared with Acer macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Berry Fern is Not Evaluated while Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry Fern	Big-Leaf Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acer
Species	Cystopteris bulbifera	Acer macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

Berry Fern and Big-Leaf Maple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berry Fern	Big-Leaf Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berry Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States