Appalachian Polypody vs Chacoan Mara

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Polypodium	Dolichotis
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Chacoan Mara
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.

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.