Adder'S Fern vs brittlestar

Polypodium vulgare compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Polypodium	Amphiura
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	brittlestar
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).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.