Berry Fern vs Bird's Eye

Cystopteris bulbifera compared with Alectryon subcinereus

Key Differences

• Berry Fern is Not Evaluated while Bird's Eye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry Fern	Bird's Eye
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	Alectryon
Species	Cystopteris bulbifera	Alectryon subcinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Berry Fern and Bird's Eye share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berry Fern	Bird's Eye
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.

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Berry Fern

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

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.