Costa Verde Male-fern vs Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris corleyi compared with Dryopteris campyloptera

Key Differences

• Costa Verde Male-fern is Least Concern while Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Verde Male-fern	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 corleyi	Dryopteris campyloptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Costa Verde Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Costa Verde 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.