American Shield Fern vs golden-scale male fern

Dryopteris intermedia compared with Dryopteris affinis

Key Differences

• American Shield Fern is Not Evaluated while golden-scale male fern is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Shield Fern	golden-scale male fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
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 intermedia	Dryopteris affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Shield Fern and golden-scale male fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

American Shield Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

golden-scale male fern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Shield Fern	golden-scale male fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Shield Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

golden-scale male fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Shield Fern

The American Shield Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway