Golden Rustyback Fern vs langue de cerf

Asplenium aureum compared with Asplenium scolopendrium

Key Differences

• Golden Rustyback Fern is Least Concern while langue de cerf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Rustyback Fern	langue de cerf
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium aureum	Asplenium scolopendrium

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Rustyback Fern and langue de cerf share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Golden Rustyback Fern

LC — Least Concern

langue de cerf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Rustyback Fern	langue de cerf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Rustyback Fern

Habitat

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

langue de cerf

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.