Adder'S Fern vs Alpine marmot

Polypodium vulgare compared with Marmota marmota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Alpine marmot
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Polypodiaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Polypodium Marmota
Species Polypodium vulgare Marmota marmota

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Alpine marmot
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Adder'S Fern

The Adder'S Fern (Polypodium vulgare) is a species in the genus Polypodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

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