Costa Verde Male-fern vs Fragrant Cliff Fern

Dryopteris corleyi compared with Dryopteris fragrans

Key Differences

• Costa Verde Male-fern is Least Concern while Fragrant Cliff Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Verde Male-fern	Fragrant Cliff 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 corleyi	Dryopteris fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

Costa Verde Male-fern and Fragrant Cliff Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Costa Verde Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Cliff Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Verde Male-fern	Fragrant Cliff 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.

Fragrant Cliff Fern

Habitat

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

Range

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