Appalachian Polypody vs Ardilla Listada Oriental

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Tamias striatus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Ardilla Listada Oriental is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Ardilla Listada Oriental
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Polypodium	Tamias
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Tamias striatus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Ardilla Listada Oriental

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Ardilla Listada Oriental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Ardilla Listada Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Appalachian Polypody

The Appalachian Polypody (Polypodium appalachianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Ardilla Listada Oriental

The Ardilla Listada Oriental (Tamias striatus) is a species in the genus Tamias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States