Kanaren-Wurmfarn vs Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris oligodonta compared with Dryopteris campyloptera

Key Differences

• Kanaren-Wurmfarn is Least Concern while Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kanaren-Wurmfarn	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris oligodonta	Dryopteris campyloptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Kanaren-Wurmfarn and Eastern Spreading Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Kanaren-Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kanaren-Wurmfarn	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kanaren-Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Kanaren-Wurmfarn

The Canarian Male-fern (Dryopteris oligodonta) 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.