Japanese climbing fern vs Small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum compared with Lygodium microphyllum

Key Differences

• Japanese climbing fern is Not Evaluated while Small-leaf climbing fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese climbing fern	Small-leaf climbing 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	Schizaeales (莎草蕨目)	Schizaeales (莎草蕨目)
Family same	Lygodiaceae	Lygodiaceae
Genus same	Lygodium	Lygodium
Species	Lygodium japonicum	Lygodium microphyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese climbing fern and Small-leaf climbing fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lygodium.

Conservation Status

Japanese climbing fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Small-leaf climbing fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese climbing fern	Small-leaf climbing fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese climbing fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Small-leaf climbing fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau, Solomon Islands), and South America (Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States