Chinese Brake vs Giant brake

Pteris vittata compared with Pteris tripartita

Key Differences

• Chinese Brake is Least Concern while Giant brake is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Brake	Giant brake
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Pteris	Pteris
Species	Pteris vittata	Pteris tripartita

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Brake and Giant brake share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteris.

Conservation Status

Chinese Brake

LC — Least Concern

Giant brake

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Brake	Giant brake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Brake

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Georgia, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Giant brake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), and South America (4 countries).

Chinese Brake

The Chinese Brake (Pteris vittata) is a species in the genus Pteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States