Adder'S Fern vs Hector s Dolphin

Polypodium vulgare compared with Cephalorhynchus hectori

Key Differences

• Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Hector s Dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	Hector s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Polypodium	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Cephalorhynchus hectori

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Hector s Dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	Hector s Dolphin
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).

Hector s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.