Flowering Fern vs Leao

Osmunda regalis compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• Flowering Fern is Near Threatened while Leao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowering Fern	Leao
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Osmundales (Osmundales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Osmundaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Osmunda	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Osmunda regalis	Panthera leo

Conservation Status

Flowering Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowering Fern	Leao
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowering Fern

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Leao

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leao

O maior felino selvagem da África, o leão pode atingir até 250 kg e é o único felídeo social, vivendo em grupos nas savanas e pastagens da África Subsaariana. Os machos se distinguem por suas icônicas juba. Como predadores de topo, regulam as populações de herbívoros e mantêm o equilíbrio do ecossistema. Classificado como Vulnerável devido à perda de habitat e ao conflito entre humanos e vida selvagem.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia