erect island spleenwort vs Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium dielerectum compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Key Differences

• erect island spleenwort is Critically Endangered while Maidenhair Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	erect island spleenwort	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium dielerectum	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

erect island spleenwort and Maidenhair Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

erect island spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	erect island spleenwort	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

erect island spleenwort

Habitat

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

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).