golden-scale male fern vs Polar bear

Dryopteris affinis compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• golden-scale male fern is Endangered while Polar bear is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	golden-scale male fern	Polar bear
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Dryopteris	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Dryopteris affinis	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

golden-scale male fern

EN — Endangered

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	golden-scale male fern	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Polar bear

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway