Black-scale Fern vs Governor Laffan's Fern

Diplazium filamentosum compared with Diplazium laffanianum

Key Differences

• Black-scale Fern is Least Concern while Governor Laffan's Fern is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-scale Fern	Governor Laffan's Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Athyriaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus same	Diplazium	Diplazium
Species	Diplazium filamentosum	Diplazium laffanianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-scale Fern and Governor Laffan's Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diplazium.

Conservation Status

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Governor Laffan's Fern

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-scale Fern	Governor Laffan's Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

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

Governor Laffan's Fern

Habitat

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

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.