langue de cerf vs sickle island spleenwort

Asplenium scolopendrium compared with Asplenium dielfalcatum

Key Differences

• langue de cerf is Near Threatened while sickle island spleenwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	langue de cerf	sickle island spleenwort
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 scolopendrium	Asplenium dielfalcatum

Evolutionary Relationship

langue de cerf and sickle island spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

langue de cerf

NT — Near Threatened

sickle island spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	langue de cerf	sickle island spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

sickle island spleenwort

Habitat

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