Alpine Cliff Fern vs 大翅鯨

Woodsia alpina compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

Alpine Cliff Fern is Least Concern while 大翅鯨 is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Cliff Fern	大翅鯨
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Woodsiaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Woodsia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Woodsia alpina	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

Alpine Cliff Fern

LC — Least Concern

大翅鯨

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Cliff Fern	大翅鯨
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Cliff Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

大翅鯨

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alpine Cliff Fern

The Alpine Cliff Fern (Woodsia alpina) is a species in the genus Woodsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.