Appalachian Polypody vs Beautiful Pearl

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Beautiful Pearl
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Polypodium	Agrotera
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Beautiful Pearl
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.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Appalachian Polypody

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

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.