Polar bear vs shaggy wood fern

Ursus maritimus compared with Dryopteris cycadina

Key Differences

• Polar bear is Vulnerable while shaggy wood fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polar bear	shaggy wood fern
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (etçiller)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Dryopteris
Species	Ursus maritimus	Dryopteris cycadina

Conservation Status

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

shaggy wood fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polar bear	shaggy wood fern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.4 m	—
Average Weight	450.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

shaggy wood fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Polar bear

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.