Azorean Spleenwort vs Clermont'S Spleenwort

Asplenium azoricum compared with Asplenium clermontiae

Key Differences

• Azorean Spleenwort is Least Concern while Clermont'S Spleenwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean Spleenwort	Clermont'S Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium azoricum	Asplenium clermontiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Azorean Spleenwort and Clermont'S Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Azorean Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Clermont'S Spleenwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean Spleenwort	Clermont'S Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Clermont'S Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Azorean Spleenwort

The Azorean Spleenwort (Asplenium azoricum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Clermont'S Spleenwort

Clermont's Spleenwort, Asplenium clermontiae, is a small fern in the family Aspleniaceae with a very restricted distribution in the Indian Ocean islands, believed to occur in the Mascarene archipelago. The genus Asplenium, the spleenworts, is one of the largest and most diverse fern genera globally, with species adapted to rock faces, tree bark, and moist forest floors across tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Clermont's Spleenwort, like many island-endemic Asplenium species, likely grows epiphytically on tree trunks or lithophytically on humid rock faces in montane forest, protected from the desiccating conditions of lower elevations. Island endemic ferns in the Mascarenes face severe threats from habitat loss driven by agricultural conversion, invasive plant species that alter forest structure, and introduced herbivores that destroy forest understory vegetation. Many spleenwort species have very small total populations confined to remnant forest patches. Asplenium clermontiae is considered rare and potentially threatened, though formal assessment data on its exact population size and trend are limited. Conservation of the species depends on the protection and restoration of humid forest habitats on the islands where it occurs.