Eastern Spreading Wood Fern vs Guanche Woodfern

Dryopteris campyloptera compared with Dryopteris guanchica

Key Differences

• Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated while Guanche Woodfern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Guanche Woodfern
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 campyloptera	Dryopteris guanchica

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern and Guanche Woodfern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guanche Woodfern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Guanche Woodfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Guanche Woodfern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.