Adder'S Fern vs Andersson's arctic moss

Polypodium vulgare compared with Arctoa anderssonii

Key Differences

• Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Andersson's arctic moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	Andersson's arctic moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Bryophyta
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Arctoa
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Arctoa anderssonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Fern and Andersson's arctic moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Andersson's arctic moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	Andersson's arctic moss
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).

Andersson's arctic moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.

Andersson's arctic moss

The Andersson's arctic moss (Arctoa anderssonii) is a species in the genus Arctoa. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden