American Wall Fern vs western polypody

Polypodium virginianum compared with Polypodium hesperium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wall Fern	western polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus same	Polypodium	Polypodium
Species	Polypodium virginianum	Polypodium hesperium

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wall Fern and western polypody share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polypodium.

Conservation Status

American Wall Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

western polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wall Fern	western polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wall Fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

western polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway