Adder'S Fern vs Axehead Orange

Polypodium vulgare compared with Acada biseriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Axehead Orange
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Insecta (Insects)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Polypodiaceae Hesperiidae
Genus Polypodium Acada
Species Polypodium vulgare Acada biseriatus

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Axehead Orange
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).

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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