Bird's Eye vs Black-scale Fern

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Diplazium filamentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Black-scale Fern
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Sapindaceae Athyriaceae
Genus Alectryon Diplazium
Species Alectryon subcinereus Diplazium filamentosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Black-scale Fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

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.

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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