Beautiful Plume vs Hairy Snakefern

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Microgramma
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Hairy Snakefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.