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 (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
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.