Adder'S Fern vs Harmless Serotine

Polypodium vulgare compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

  • Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Harmless Serotine
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Polypodiaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Polypodium Eptesicus
Species Polypodium vulgare Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Harmless Serotine
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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Harmless Serotine

No description available.

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