Adder'S Fern vs Mountain Coati

Polypodium vulgare compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

  • Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern Mountain Coati
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Polypodiaceae Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus Polypodium Nasua
Species Polypodium vulgare Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Mountain Coati

No description available.

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