Appalachian Polypody vs arrow-poison-tree

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Acokanthera schimperi

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	arrow-poison-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Acokanthera
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Acokanthera schimperi

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Polypody and arrow-poison-tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	arrow-poison-tree
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.

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Appalachian Polypody

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

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.