Azorean Spleenwort vs Lanceolate Spleenwort

Asplenium azoricum compared with Asplenium obovatum

Key Differences

  • Azorean Spleenwort is Least Concern while Lanceolate Spleenwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azorean Spleenwort Lanceolate Spleenwort
Kingdom same Plantae (พืช) Plantae (พืช)
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 azoricum Asplenium obovatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Azorean Spleenwort and Lanceolate Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Azorean Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Lanceolate Spleenwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azorean Spleenwort Lanceolate Spleenwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Lanceolate Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Azorean Spleenwort

The Azorean Spleenwort (Asplenium azoricum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Lanceolate Spleenwort

No description available.

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