Appalachian Polypody vs Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Casinycteris campomaanensis

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Campo-Ma’an 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	Casinycteris
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Casinycteris campomaanensis

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Campo-Ma’an 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.

Campo-Ma’an 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.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.