Appalachian Polypody vs Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Allactodipus bobrinskii

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Polypodium	Allactodipus
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Allactodipus bobrinskii

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.