Black-scale Fern vs Lion

Diplazium filamentosum compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

Black-scale Fern is Least Concern while Lion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-scale Fern	Lion
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Athyriaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Diplazium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Diplazium filamentosum	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-scale Fern	Lion
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

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

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Lion

The largest wild cat in Africa, lions reach up to 250 kg and are the only social felids, living in prides across sub-Saharan savannas and grasslands. Males are distinguished by their iconic manes. As apex predators, they regulate herbivore populations and maintain ecosystem balance. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.