Broom Flat-body vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Depressariidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Dicksonia
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.