Alpine Male-fern vs Brathay fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris brathaica

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Brathay fern is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Brathay fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris brathaica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Male-fern and Brathay fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Brathay fern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Brathay fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Male-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Brathay fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Alpine Male-fern

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.

Brathay fern

The Brathay fern (Dryopteris brathaica) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.