Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn vs Gepard

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn is Least Concern while Gepard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn	Gepard
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dryopteris	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

Gepard

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn	Gepard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Gepard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) 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. Found in Belgium.

Gepard

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.