Alpine Male-fern vs Autumn fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris erythrosora

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Autumn fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Autumn fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order same	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris erythrosora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Autumn fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Autumn 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.

Autumn fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Autumn fern

The Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Dryopteris erythrosora contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium