basket fern vs Brook-Side Alder

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Alnus serrulata

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Brook-Side Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Alnus
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Alnus serrulata

Evolutionary Relationship

basket fern and Brook-Side Alder share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket fern	Brook-Side Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.