Alpine Male-fern vs Scaly Buckler-Fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris remota

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Scaly Buckler-Fern is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Scaly Buckler-Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order same	Polypodiales (многоножковые)	Polypodiales (многоножковые)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris remota

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Buckler-Fern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Scaly 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.

Scaly Buckler-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.