helecho macho vs shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris oligodonta compared with Dryopteris cycadina

Key Differences

• helecho macho is Least Concern while shaggy wood fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	helecho macho	shaggy wood fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris oligodonta	Dryopteris cycadina

Evolutionary Relationship

helecho macho and shaggy wood fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

helecho macho

LC — Least Concern

shaggy wood fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	helecho macho	shaggy wood fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

helecho macho

Habitat

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

shaggy wood fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

helecho macho

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.