Appalachian Polypody vs black-calabash

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Amphitecna
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Polypody and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	black-calabash
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.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Appalachian Polypody

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

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.