Alpine Male-fern vs American Shield Fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris intermedia

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while American Shield Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	American Shield Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris intermedia

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Male-fern and American Shield Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

American Shield Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	American Shield Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Male-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

American Shield Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Alpine Male-fern

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.

American Shield Fern

The American Shield Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.