Appalachian Polypody vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Polypodium	Dasycercus
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Brush-tailed Mulgara
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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.