Alpine Male-fern vs Cévennes Male-fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris ardechensis

Key Differences

  • Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Cévennes Male-fern is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Male-fern Cévennes Male-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 ardechensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Cévennes Male-fern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Male-fern Cévennes Male-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.

Cévennes Male-fern

Habitat

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

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.

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.

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