Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn vs American Wall Fern

Polypodium vulgare compared with Polypodium virginianum

Key Differences

• Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn is Least Concern while American Wall Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn	American Wall Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus same	Polypodium	Polypodium
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Polypodium virginianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn and American Wall Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polypodium.

Conservation Status

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn

LC — Least Concern

American Wall Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn	American Wall Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

American Wall Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn

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.

American Wall Fern

The American Wall Fern (Polypodium virginianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States