Gold-Foot Fern vs golden polypod

Phlebodium aureum compared with Phlebodium decumanum

Key Differences

• Gold-Foot Fern is Least Concern while golden polypod is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold-Foot Fern	golden polypod
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus same	Phlebodium	Phlebodium
Species	Phlebodium aureum	Phlebodium decumanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gold-Foot Fern and golden polypod share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phlebodium.

Conservation Status

Gold-Foot Fern

LC — Least Concern

golden polypod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold-Foot Fern	golden polypod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold-Foot Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

golden polypod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia