Appalachian Polypody vs Borneo Fruit Bat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Aethalops aequalis

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Borneo Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Polypodium	Aethalops
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Aethalops aequalis

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Borneo Fruit Bat
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.

Borneo Fruit Bat

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.

Borneo Fruit Bat

The Borneo Fruit Bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species in the genus Aethalops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.