Alpine Male-fern vs dwarf male fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris oreades

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	dwarf male 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 oreades

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

dwarf male fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	dwarf 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.

dwarf male fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.