cystoptéris vs chainfruit

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• cystoptéris is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cystoptéris	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Alyxia
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

cystoptéris and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Conservation Status

cystoptéris

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cystoptéris	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cystoptéris

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

cystoptéris

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.