Broad Buckler Fern vs Elegant Male-fern

Dryopteris expansa compared with Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta

Key Differences

• Broad Buckler Fern is Least Concern while Elegant Male-fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad Buckler Fern	Elegant Male-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris expansa	Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad Buckler Fern

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Male-fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad Buckler Fern	Elegant Male-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad Buckler Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Elegant Male-fern

Habitat

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

Broad Buckler Fern

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris expansa) 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.