Adder'S Fern vs brittlestar

Polypodium vulgare compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Echinodermata (棘皮动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Ophiuroidea (蛇尾纲)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Amphilepidida (阳遂足目)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Polypodium	Amphiura
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	brittlestar
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).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden