Appalachian Polypody vs Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Sphiggurus melanurus

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Polypodium	Sphiggurus
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Sphiggurus melanurus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

The Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus melanurus) is a species in the genus Sphiggurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Venezuela.