Giant brake vs Lays-back Fern

Pteris tripartita compared with Pteris paleacea

Key Differences

• Giant brake is Not Evaluated while Lays-back Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant brake	Lays-back 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	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Pteris	Pteris
Species	Pteris tripartita	Pteris paleacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant brake and Lays-back Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteris.

Conservation Status

Giant brake

NE — Not Evaluated

Lays-back Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant brake	Lays-back Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant brake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), and South America (4 countries).

Lays-back Fern

Habitat

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