Adder'S Fern vs Amur Hedgehog

Polypodium vulgare compared with Erinaceus amurensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Amur Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Polypodiaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Polypodium Erinaceus
Species Polypodium vulgare Erinaceus amurensis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Amur Hedgehog
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).

Amur Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

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.

Amur Hedgehog

The Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a species in the genus Erinaceus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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