Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn vs Welsh polypody

Polypodium vulgare compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn	Welsh polypody
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 cambricum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn and Welsh polypody share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polypodium.

Conservation Status

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn	Welsh polypody
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).

Welsh polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden