Blunt-Lobed Grapefern vs Lǎohǔ

Sceptridium oneidense compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Lǎohǔ is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Lobed Grapefern	Lǎohǔ
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	Ophioglossales (瓶尔小草目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sceptridium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Sceptridium oneidense	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lǎohǔ

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Lobed Grapefern	Lǎohǔ
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lǎohǔ

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

The Blunt-Lobed Grapefern (Sceptridium oneidense) is a species in the genus Sceptridium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.