Hirschzunge vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium scolopendrium compared with Asplenium formosum

Key Differences

• Hirschzunge is Near Threatened while Showy Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hirschzunge	Showy Spleenwort
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	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium scolopendrium	Asplenium formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hirschzunge and Showy Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Hirschzunge

NT — Near Threatened

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hirschzunge	Showy Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hirschzunge

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.

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.