Hart'S Tonguefern vs Wild Birdnest Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium compared with Asplenium serratum

Key Differences

• Hart'S Tonguefern is Near Threatened while Wild Birdnest Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hart'S Tonguefern	Wild Birdnest 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	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium scolopendrium	Asplenium serratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hart'S Tonguefern and Wild Birdnest Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Hart'S Tonguefern

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Birdnest Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hart'S Tonguefern	Wild Birdnest Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hart'S Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Wild Birdnest Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.