Appalachian Polypody vs Brown Tent-making Bat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Uroderma magnirostrum

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Brown Tent-making Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Brown Tent-making Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Polypodium	Uroderma
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Uroderma magnirostrum

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Brown Tent-making 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.

Brown Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Brown Tent-making Bat

The Brown Tent-making Bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a species in the genus Uroderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.