Cévennes Male-fern vs Leather Wood Fern

Dryopteris ardechensis compared with Dryopteris marginalis

Key Differences

• Cévennes Male-fern is Vulnerable while Leather Wood Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cévennes Male-fern	Leather Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
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 ardechensis	Dryopteris marginalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cévennes Male-fern and Leather Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Cévennes Male-fern

VU — Vulnerable

Leather Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cévennes Male-fern	Leather Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cévennes Male-fern

Habitat

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

Leather Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Cévennes Male-fern

The Cévennes Male-Fern (Dryopteris ardechensis) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.