Canarian Male-fern vs Mediterranean Buckler-fern

Dryopteris oligodonta compared with Dryopteris tyrrhena

Key Differences

• Canarian Male-fern is Least Concern while Mediterranean Buckler-fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canarian Male-fern	Mediterranean Buckler-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris oligodonta	Dryopteris tyrrhena

Evolutionary Relationship

Canarian Male-fern and Mediterranean Buckler-fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Canarian Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Buckler-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canarian Male-fern	Mediterranean Buckler-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canarian Male-fern

Habitat

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

Mediterranean Buckler-fern

Habitat

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

Canarian Male-fern

The Canarian Male-fern (Dryopteris oligodonta) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.