Adder'S Fern vs Large-eared Hutia

Polypodium vulgare compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Polypodium	Mesocapromys
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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.