Adder'S Fern vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Polypodium vulgare compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Adder'S Fern is Least Concern while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Polypodium	Ammospermophilus
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
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).

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

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.