araucária vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Araucaria angustifolia compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

araucária is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araucária	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Tracheophyta
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Araucariaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Araucaria	Dicksonia
Species	Araucaria angustifolia	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

araucária and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

araucária

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araucária	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araucária

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

araucária

The Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Araucaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the