Adder'S Fern vs barbel palm

Polypodium vulgare compared with Acanthophoenix rubra

Key Differences

• Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while barbel palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	barbel palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Acanthophoenix
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Acanthophoenix rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Fern and barbel palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	barbel palm
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).

barbel palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

barbel palm

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a species in the genus Acanthophoenix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.