Appalachian Polypody vs Asian Badger

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Meles leucurus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Asian Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Asian Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Polypodium	Meles
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Meles leucurus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Asian Badger
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.

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Appalachian Polypody

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

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.