Alpine Male-fern vs Crested Buckler Fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris cristata

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Crested Buckler Fern is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Crested Buckler 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 cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Crested Buckler Fern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Crested Buckler 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.

Crested Buckler Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium