Adder'S Fern vs Bilberry Tortrix

Polypodium vulgare compared with Aphelia viburnana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Bilberry Tortrix
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Insecta (Insects)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Polypodiaceae Tortricidae
Genus Polypodium Aphelia
Species Polypodium vulgare Aphelia viburnana

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Bilberry Tortrix
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).

Bilberry Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bilberry Tortrix

The Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana) is a species in the genus Aphelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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