Golden Rustyback Fern vs Hart'S Tonguefern

Asplenium aureum compared with Asplenium scolopendrium

Key Differences

• Golden Rustyback Fern is Least Concern while Hart'S Tonguefern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Rustyback Fern	Hart'S Tonguefern
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium aureum	Asplenium scolopendrium

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Rustyback Fern and Hart'S Tonguefern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Golden Rustyback Fern

LC — Least Concern

Hart'S Tonguefern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Rustyback Fern	Hart'S Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Rustyback Fern

Habitat

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

Hart'S Tonguefern

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.