Cévennes Male-fern vs Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris ardechensis compared with Dryopteris campyloptera

Key Differences

• Cévennes Male-fern is Vulnerable while Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cévennes Male-fern	Eastern Spreading Wood 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 ardechensis	Dryopteris campyloptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Cévennes Male-fern and Eastern Spreading Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Cévennes Male-fern

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cévennes Male-fern	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cévennes Male-fern

Habitat

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

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.